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This Water Bottle Diverts Ocean-Bound Plastic
In partnership with rePurpose Global, the sale of each Chlorophyll Water bottle supports the equivalent recovery of one ocean-bound plastic bottle. For plastic litter, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of recovery. That describes the notion of diverting ocean-bound plastic by collecting plastic bottles before they ever reach the water. The latest bottle…
Sun Branding designs packaging for Goodfella’s new Grande pizza
Sun Branding has designed packaging for Goodfella’s new Grande ‘midweek sharing pizza’. It was tasked with enhancing the sharing experience for consumers. Stacks of plates, dip bowls, and the pizza being sliced and ready to share out were the focus. Additional inspiration came from wall-painted signage found whilst wandering through old Italian streets. Matt Fish,…
Hunter Luxury provides exquisite wooden pack for Glenglassaugh Distillery
Hunter Luxury has partnered with Jack Daniel’s owner Brown Forman and Glenglassaugh Distillery to create a wooden pack for the launch of a limited line of whisky – The Serpentine Coastal Cask Collection. The luxury bespoke packaging design and development specialists opted for a design that was an exquisite box made with hand-carved oak, crafted…
Amazon replaces plastic air pillows with paper for delivery packaging in North America
Amazon has replaced 95% of the plastic air pillows from delivery packaging in North America with paper filler, and aims fully remove these by the end of the year. The e-commerce giant said it is ‘constantly inventing and thinking big to make our packaging small’, and wants to use as little packaging as possible to’…
The story behind Maggi’s new plastic-reducing noodle packaging
Earlier this year, Nestlé’s Maggi brand launched a new packaging format designed to cut down on plastic pollution. The noodles can now be prepared at home in a mug, as opposed to being prepared in the packaging itself. To learn more, we spoke with the team at Nestlé Australia. For readers who may have missed…
Amazon replaces 15 billion plastic air pillows with paper filler annually
95% of the plastic air pillows used in Amazon’s North American delivery packaging have been replaced with paper filler, the company claims, with a complete phase-out expected by the end of the year. Amazon states its aims to prioritize recyclable materials and use as little packaging as possible to avoid waste without compromising the safety of…
Paper-based bag and form-fill-seal solution line revealed by Coveris
Coveris’ MonoFlex Fibre packaging range offers pre-made bags and form-fill-seal solutions made of paper, aiming to help customers transition into high-barrier yet recyclable packaging solutions in compliance with EU regulation. As per the upcoming Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, all packaging sold on the European market must be reusable or recyclable by 2030. Plastic packaging…
Plastic banana packaging switched out in favour of paper bands at Aldi
Aldi is trialling a paper band for its bananas in a move estimated to remove 234 tonnes of plastic packaging from its operations every year. The company’s midi bananas, Nature’s Pick five-pack, Organic six-pack, and other selected banana lines will replace their conventional plastic bags with a paper band. If the trial is successful, it is…
78% of plastic cut from cream cracker box in DS Smith and Pladis partnership
With help from DS Smith, Pladis claims to have reduced 78% of plastic – and, with it, over 373,248kg of CO2 so far – from its Jacob’s Cream Crackers box while retaining its tamperproof seal. Motivated by increasing retailer and consumer demand for sustainability-minded solutions, Pladis reached out to DS Smith in hopes of developing new packaging for its Jacob’s…
At least 35% recyclate to enter Aldi’s crisp, popcorn, and lentil chip bags
Aiming to remove 78 tonnes of virgin plastic annually, Aldi is incorporating a minimum of 35% recycled content into its Specially Selected Hand Cooked crisp range, with its own-label popcorn and lentil chip ranges set to follow later this year. The new crisp packets have already rolled out across the UK. They are expected to help the…