Day: February 1, 2022
Revolutionary ‘Air-Frame’ Flexible Bottle Achieves Recycling Milestone
AeroFlexx, a novel packaging for liquids that combines the best attributes of flexibles and rigids to create a new-to-the-world package form using an “air frame” design, has logged several milestones since 2020. That’s when it snagged a starring role on the world’s packaging scene by earning the Flexible Packaging Association’s Highest Achievement Award judged “as contributing most…
J.C. Le Roux reveals sophisticated new look for the Nectar range and celebrates with Dineo Langa as face of the campaign
The House of J.C. Le Roux, South Africa’s first dedicated sparkling wine cellar, is excited to reveal an elegantly beautiful new look for their premium Nectar range and equally thrilled to be celebrating Nectar’s new look with the fabulous Dineo Langa, J.C. Le Roux’s newly appointed ambassador, as the face of the campaign. As consumers’…
SA’s biggest retailers and brands move towards eco-friendly packaging
As environmental awareness increases, both globally and locally, the amount of waste generated in South Africa is attracting more concern. Significant volumes of waste are still being diverted to landfill sites, which reflects a continued and dangerous “take-make-dispose” relationship with consumer products. In response to both consumer and legislative pressures, some of South Africa’s largest…
PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa to curb use of virgin plastics
PepsiCo is committed to changing the way packaging is made, used, and disposed across its food system. This pledge sees PepsiCo Sub-Saharan Africa become the first market within PepsiCo’s Africa, Middle East, and South Asia (Amesa) sector to reduce its reliance on virgin plastics and incorporate 20% recycled PET (rPET) in its products. Increasing the…
Coveris develops recyclable rice packaging for Aldi
Aldi announces that its own-brand rice will be available in fully recyclable, monomaterial PE packaging developed by Coveris, with the rollout expected across January and February 2022. The new packaging is a result of a two year partnership between Coveris and Veetee, one of the UK’s largest rice suppliers, to launch the packaging for Aldi’s own-brand Worldwide…
WWF releases chemical recycling principles
As part of its No Plastic in Nature initiative, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has produced a position paper that emphasises reduction and reuse while also setting out its principles for evaluating whether it is possible to establish a credible and effective chemical recycling system. WWF begins its Chemical Recycling Implementation Principles with a statement saying it does not…
