August 2023

As global demand for sustainable packaging ramps up, so does the search for viable materials that can conceivably put an end to the environmental damage caused by the global packaging industry.

Some popular contenders from natural sources are bamboo, plant leaves, and hemp, the possible uses of which are still being tested.

But perhaps an underrated sustainable packaging option are materials derived from eggshell.

Linhardt are the winner of the GermanPackagingAward2023 in the category sustainability by Deutsches Verpackungsinstitut e. V. - and this twice! It shows - packaging protects laboriously produced goods and thus per se contributes to resource conservation.

Bernhardt flexible packaging is used for a variety of applications including food industry, chemical industry, pharmaceutical and health care industry. Our flexible packaging is strong, durable, lightweight, and versatile.

Pouches with bottom gusset, are one of the recyclable food packaging types that Bernhardt supplies. These bags are ideal for packaging bulk products such as animal feed, fertilizers, and chemicals. Pouches with bottom gusset are also easy to store and transport.

Sainsbury’s has rolled out new cardboard hangers across its Tu Clothing Baby range, replacing five million plastic hangers and saving an impressive 103 tonnes of plastic from being used.

Dead flies could be turned into biodegradable plastic, researchers have said.

The finding, presented at the autumn meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), could be useful as it is difficult to find sources for biodegradable polymers that do not have other competing uses.

“For 20 years, my group has been developing methods to transform natural products – such as glucose obtained from sugar cane or trees – into degradable, digestible polymers that don’t persist in the environment,” said the principal investigator, Karen Wooley, from Texas A&M University.

DEPOSITED ITEMS WILL BE COLLECTED BY MYGROUP, SPECIALISTS IN RECYCLING AND REUSING MATERIALS THAT ARE DESTINED FOR WASTE, AND TRANSFORMED INTO NEW OBJECTS THROUGH OUR SUBSIDIARY, REFACTORY.

REFACTORY CONVERTS PLASTIC WASTE INTO MYBOARD™, A COMPOSITE MATERIAL SIMILAR IN CONSISTENCY TO PLYWOOD, USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FURNITURE FOR COMMUNITY SETTINGS, SUCH AS CHAIRS AND DESKS FOR SCHOOLS.