Category: Sustainability

The Coca-Cola Company has announced it is to transition a selection of plastic bottles across the portfolio to 100% recycled plastic (rPET) material. The total portfolio approach, which includes a new sip-sized bottle, aims to reduce the use of new plastic by more than 20% compared to 2018 – a 10,000 metric ton reduction in…

Dow has today announced the first large-scale commercial use of its AGILITY CE resin, made with 70% recycled plastic. Plastigaur, a film converter based in Spain, is using the resin in its collation shrink film, typically used in the transportation of cans or PET bottles. The resin is based on low-density polyethylene (LDPE) into which post-consumer recycled…

PakTech is announcing the release of its latest packaging innovation for the CBD beverage market. PakLock, made from the same recycled and recyclable HDPE as PakTech’s multipacks, is a child-resistant cap designed for CBD-infused beverages. The new packaging is designed to be a safe, secure, and simple solution to allow adults to enjoy their CBD-infused beverages…

Mondi has created three recyclable packaging products for a brand-new range of vegan products from food manufacturer Orkla. The branded consumer goods company worked closely with Mondi to create the packs for the Swedish launch of its Frankful plant-based Tex-Mex range – soft tortilla wraps, tortilla crisps, and taco spices. Each solution has been designed with the…

International beauty packaging manufacturer and provider Quadpack has unveiled Woodacity – a new range of closure systems for fragrance packs, each cap crafted from a single piece of sustainably-sourced wood. “Our experts have effectively mechanised wood,” said Quadpack’s head of categories, Pierre-Antoine Henry. “Woodacity elevates this natural material beyond the aesthetic, to become a fully-functional component of…

Mondi has introduced its latest e-commerce innovation – a recyclable corrugated packaging solution to keep perishable food cool while in transit. According to the company, the solution uses thermo-insulation to keep food chilled below 7C for up to 24 hours without using a cooling truck. Inner corrugated panels enclose the shipment from all sides, reportedly providing…

Employee-owned packaging business, Kite Packaging, has expanded its range of packaging for the food industry by adding wax-lined boxes to its b2b ecommerce website Wax lined boxes, also commonly referred to as ‘meat boxes’ are suitable for direct contact with food thanks to their PE (wax lining) and are strong, robust, fibre-based, solid board boxes…

A newly-formed group comprising leading companies including Procter & Gamble, Mondelēz, Unilever, SIG, Tetra Pak, and Amcor has committed to a new set of design principles with the aim of improving the recyclability of plastic packaging. The Plastic Waste Coalition of Action, whose members have a shared revenue of more than 1 trillion euros and represent…

A group comprising leading companies operating across the polyester packaging value chain – including businesses involved in the manufacture, use, collection and recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic packaging – is aiming to help to address the problem of plastic waste by accelerating the commercialisation of BP Infinia enhanced recycling technology. BP Infinia is designed to turn…

Unilever’s Ben & Jerry’s subsidiary is set to package the brand-new on-stick version of its Cookie Dough product in a recyclable, paper-based wrapper. The ice cream producer has reimagined its best-selling Cookie Dough flavour so that customers can enjoy it on the move. Combining a vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips, a peace shaped, cookie-dough-inspired centre and dipped…