Day: July 14, 2022
Let there be a universal recycling language
There is no simple answer as to which packaging medium is the best for the environment. Truly sustainable packaging decisions are more complex than simply replacing one material with another. As an example, some materials may enjoy a smaller carbon footprint but require more water or heat to convert, thereby affecting the cradle-to-cradle environmental impact.…
Plastic packaging: Keeping it clean
With hygiene in the spotlight, why is plastic packaging the preferred medium within the retail and home environments? Due to its shatter resistant properties, plastic has the ability to reduce breakages and thereby lower the risk of contamination within the retail and home environments, and surrounding work surfaces, whilst also protecting the contents from moisture,…
The Cannabis Packaging Market would exceed $356.3 million by 2028, says Global Market Insights Inc.
As per the report published by Global Market Insights Inc., the global Cannabis Packaging Market was estimated at USD 151 million in 2021 and is estimated to surpass a valuation of $356.3 million by 2028, progressing at a CAGR of 11.7% from 2022 to 2028. This report offers a detailed analysis of wavering market trends, drivers & opportunities, top winning strategies, competitive scenarios,…
Absolut Testing Paper-Based Bottle Caps
Pernod Ricard spirits brand Absolut is in the prototyping phase of packaging format testing with a press formed, paper-based beverage cap application. While Packaging World tends to feature commercialized, shelf-ready packaging applications, projects still percolating in the prototype stage sometimes catch our eye. We first got wind that Sweden’s Blue Ocean Closures’ (BOC) paper-based bottle cap was soon…
We need to embrace a plastic circular economy warns Goplasticpallets.com
Jim Hardisty, Managing Director of Goplasticpallets.com – The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company says that organisations and consumers need to fully embrace a plastic circular economy sooner rather than later to help tackle plastic pollution. In a recent article published on Circular online, the Sustainability Director at The Consumer Goods Forum, Ignacio Gavilan, highlighted the need to…
Kite Packaging launch large letter postal boxes
Slim corrugated boxes offer rigid protection to small items while fitting into the Royal Mail’s PiP Large Letter specification. This minimises and regulates postal costs, enabling a business to maximise their overall profits. Kite offer their brown large letter boxes in five different sizes to cater toward everything from gift cards and small jewellery items…
Stoelzle Masnières Parfumerie’s sustainable packaging is the choice glass for Dries Van Noten’s newly launched fragrances
Orange Smoke and Sur ma Peau are two new Eaux de Toilette by the Belgian designer Dries Van Noten The 200ml fragrances are bottled in recyclable glass, a first for Dries Van Noten as the industry focus on sustainability grows. With an ever-growing focus on sustainable packaging within the perfume and cosmetics industry, Dries Van…
Multinational beverage manufacturer chooses innovative tethered caps from Affaba & Ferrari™ for its iced tea brand
Caps and bottles are now inseparable – especially when it comes to recycling Due to an impending directive set forth by the European Union (EU), tethered caps which remain permanently attached to the bottle after opening and during use will soon be widely available for consumers across Europe. The aim of the new directive is…
Major survey claims household recycling failing to address plastic pollution
Household recycling is failing to address the plastic pollution problem, according to a hard-hitting The Big Plastic Count survey. The report claimed the UK’s recycling systems cannot cope with the amount of plastic packaging waste leaving households – estimated to be a staggering 1.85 billion pieces per week – and insists only 12% of that is…
Flexible Packaging at a Critical Crossroads in Sustainability
The straight and narrow road leads flexibles to an uncertain future and less sustainable packaging. The longer route expands the role of flexibles in preventing food waste. The flexible packaging industry is once again at a critical crossroads. Insights gained from talking shop at ReFED and the Global Pouch Forum defined for me the critical nature of this crossroad.…
