Day: May 4, 2021
More plastic packaging transformation for Woolies
Woolworths has announced that an additional 50 stores plus two new stores will be single-use plastic shopping bag free by the end of April and has replaced plastic packaging with kraft packaging for popular ‘Ripe and Ready’ avocados. These milestones help steer the retailer towards its vision of ZERO packaging waste to landfill, which includes…
Wheat, mango peel biopolymers can replace petroleum-based food packaging, say researchers
Biocomposite films made from biopolymers and antioxidants extracted from wheat straw and mango peels can replace petroleum-based packaging materials, such as low-density polyethylene plastic film, for food packaging, says Stellenbosch University Department of Process Engineering postdoctoral fellow and chemical engineer Dr Lindleen Mugwagwa. Wheat straw and mango peels are normally disposed of in landfills or used as animal…
Paper, wood products vital to lower carbon footprint
Developed centuries ago, paper has a fascinating history as it has been through the mill – literally and figuratively – in terms of what it is made from, says paper and pulp industry association the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA). It also has many interesting side stories such as the not well known…
Colgate launches recyclable toothpaste tube in South Africa
Dental product manufacturer Colgate on April 22 launched its recyclable toothpaste tube in South Africa to coincide with Earth Day. Made from number two high-density polyethylene (HDPE), the new tubes will contain one of three Colgate Naturals toothpaste, including its charcoal, hemp seed oil and aloe vera variants of toothpaste. Colgate claims that, historically, toothpaste tubes have been made of materials…
Maximizing Packaging Efficiency
Your packaging strategy and processes can significantly impact your ability to maintain a smooth and efficient supply chain. 1. Collect relevant product data at the outset. Get all relevant product information—size and weight, shipping mode, and safety requirements—up front to help develop and execute an efficient, compliant packaging strategy. This information will help ensure you use…
Naturally done: A deep dive into biobased packaging innovations for 2021
ThePackHub’s latest report tackles packaging innovation trends with a global view. The recently published Global Packaging Trends Compendium 2021 details more than 550 packaging innovations and is grouped into nine trend sections. The first to be tackled in the report is ‘Naturally Done’. Paul Jenkins, Managing Director, ThePackHub, looks at some of the highlights. The…
The Coca-Cola Company has a new design system for the Coca-Cola trademark, which brings the entire range together in an evolution of the ‘One Brand’ strategy that launched worldwide in 2016.
Coca-Cola’s in-house global design team collaborated with Kenyon Weston on the package redesign. The new look is clean and minimal, with the redesign seeing the company strip back all the visual clutter from the packaging. These added elements include the red disc and wave line around the can, which has now been removed. According to…
