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New flexible PLA as potential substitute of polypropylene in food packaging

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, has completed its participation in the European project INNOREX. By means of these researches, it has been possible to...

Plenty of potential for recycling

Plenty of potential for recycling Technologically, plastics recycling is not a problem at all today. In-house recycling has now become established right across industry....

Sidel helps Nestle Waters to achieve energy savings

As the result of a worldwide energy-saving programme, Sidel has supported Nestlé Waters in achieving reductions in its energy consumption at production sites in...

Careformance: Erema launches Recycling 4.0 at K 2016

Erema gave some 100 international journalists an insight into their trade fair plans for K 2016 at the official ‘K Preview’ press conference on...

Tetra Pak wins Golden Peacock award 2016

Tetra Pak, the world’s leading packaging and processing solutions provider, has been awarded the reputed Golden Peacock Eco-Innovation Award 2016 for its work in...

Perfectly imperfect

(Not) so nice! The wonky veg – packaged carrots, parsnips and cucumbers – that is sold at some Tesco stores (UK supermarket chain) probably...

Debate on best-before date produces new business ideas

Best before... While one person throws it in the bin, another person is still happy to eat it. And in fact we are not...

Exclusive packaging for leftovers

The French love good food, but if there is anything left over on their plates at a restaurant, they don’t normally take it home....

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Miraclon joins Consortium for Waste Circularity

Miraclon has joined the Consortium for Waste Circularity (CWC) – the printing and packaging industry authority on circularity of all waste - as part...

Huhtamaki invests in new fiber packaging capacity in South Africa

Huhtamaki, a global key advanced manufacturer of sustainable packaging solutions, is setting up a new manufacturing unit in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to serve...

Mother Dairy to recycle 832 MT of plastic waste by March 2020

Moving ahead on its commitment towards a cleaner environment, Mother Dairy has recently announced its plan-of-action for collection and recycling of post-consumer plastic waste...

Amazon replaces 15 billion plastic air pillows with paper filler annually

Amazon is taking bold steps to innovate its packaging, aiming to minimize environmental impact while ensuring products reach customers safely. A major milestone in...

US beverage manufacturers to switch to rPET bottles

There is a growing demand for products packaged in recyclable packaging among consumers, especially in developed economies. Considering this, beverage manufacturers in the US...