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SOUTH AFRICA – Heineken has committed R2.3 billion (US$119.58M) to its returnable bottle program in South Africa, more than doubling its share of returnable glass beer bottles, in line with its global ambition to achieve a 65 percent returnable glass bottle rate.   This move aligns with Heineken’s broader goal of achieving net-zero carbon by…

SOUTH AFRICA – Leading metal crown manufacturer, Coleus Packaging, is set to ramp up production in 2024, with plans to manufacture between seven and eight billion metal crown closures for bottling companies, breweries, and beverage industry players across South Africa and the continent.  This expansion comes following Coleus Packaging’s investment of R40 million (US$2.11M) in…

Despite residing outside of the EU, the UK glass manufacturing industry is facing a range of challenges as the European Union prepares to implement the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Equally, there are also lots of opportunities, with the introduction of this policy having potential to reduce the environmental impact of packaging materials…

70cl aluminium bottles of Diageo’s Baileys Original Irish Cream liqueur – said to be five times lighter than the glass alternative and facilitate a 44% carbon reduction – will soon be available to international travellers at select airports. Compared to the 454g weight of the 70cl glass bottle, the aluminium alternative is measured at 85g. Its bottle neck…

The British Crisp Co. claims to have released the ‘first’ fully kerbside-recyclable paper crisp packet in the UK, intended to counteract eight billion annual crisp packets ending up in landfill or incineration Aquapak’s Hydropol polymer – a solution reported to be recyclable, repulpable, compostable in marine environments, and compatible with anaerobic digestion – has been used…

Plastics Recyclers Europe reports the average EU PET beverage bottles’ recycled content rate reached 24%, but that disparities between EU Member States need addressing to achieve 2025 EU targets. It says 2022 was an unprecedented year for the PET and rPET value chains, as shown in the latest report: PET Market in Europe: State of Play, by…

Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives has announced its new range of compostable self-adhesive materials, developed with the aim of providing high-performance labels for fully compostable packaging. The company says that as both the packaging and self-adhesive materials have the same biodegradation properties, they can be disposed of together at the end of their life cycle through the industrial composting…

DS Smith has partnered with Filir d.o.o., the distributor of some of the world’s most renowned confectionary products, to redesign packaging for the brand’s Easter product portfolio. DS Smith has replaced traditional plastic packaging for Easter snacks and chocolates with a fibre-based and recyclable solution for Filir’s Croatian market. The new packaging is designed by…

Waste management firm Waste Managed is warning of annual excess waste around Easter gifting and packaging. It said recent research showed UK consumers splurged a £415m on Easter eggs in 2023, with an estimated 3,000 tonnes of Easter egg chocolate wasted each year in the UK, with packaging alone accounting for over 8,000 tonnes of…

Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, is launching an Easter-themed promotional campaign, ‘Munch, Scrunch, Recycle!’. Aimed at local authorities, the programme is designed to encourage residents to think more carefully about their waste this Easter. Each year, around 80 million Easter eggs are bought in the UK, most of which are wrapped in recyclable aluminium…