Lego has stopped a project to make bricks from recycled drinks bottles instead of oil-based plastic, saying it would have led to higher carbon emissions over the product’s lifetime.
The move, first reported by the Financial Times, followed efforts by the world’s largest toymaker to research more sustainable materials, as part of a wave of companies reassessing their contribution to global emissions as the climate crisis hits.
Vials for deep-cold drug applications and complex cold-chain requirements
Covid and the subsequent rise of mRNA vaccines brought new types of therapies to the market that require storage at deep-cold temperatures down to -80 °C.
Spokane, Washington-based Clearwater Paper Corp., has announced a collaboration with Chicago-based specialty film manufacturer Charter Next Generation (CNG) for an early-to-market initiative to include advanced recycled polyethylene (PE) in Clearwater’s private label tissue packaging offerings. Clearwater says the purchase of this material in the place of traditional resins helps give new life to some plastics otherwise headed to landfills.
Rust prevention is a must-have for manufacturers and distributors of metal goods. Unpredictable shipping conditions paired with corrosion-susceptible metals create a recipe for disaster if no precautions are taken. Fortunately, the solution is sometimes as simple as grabbing a piece of CorShield® VpCI®-146 Paper to pack metal parts and get them to customers in like-new condition.
Ypsomed recognizes the mounting challenges posed by ever-increasing regulatory requirements, intricate project planning, and the demand for top-tier expertise in the realm of combination drug product development, particularly for achieving successful regulatory approvals. In response to these complexities, Ypsomed is introducing a comprehensive array of end-to-end Human Factors (HF) services to its pharmaceutical partners, marking a pivotal shift in their device turn-key HF offerings.
Muri bei Bern/Switzerland, March 5, 2024 — The global polymer distributor Meraxis has restructured its Executive Board as of March 1: the area of responsibility of Chief Operating Officer (COO) Emmanuel Tarret is being significantly expanded. Tarret, who has been a member of the Meraxis Executive Board for a year, is taking over the newly merged Standard & Performance Polymers Division and assuming charge for Global Sales. This new structure supports the company’s growth ambition in technical polymers and recycling materials.
Adopting UN Environment Programme’s Principles
Under the program, HAVIT will integrate the UN Environment Programme’s Redesign-Reduce-Recycle principles into its packaging structure and volume optimization. The company’s strategy includes the use of 100% recyclable FSC-certified materials for product packaging. The initiative also involves a significant reduction in plastic usage, with the company aiming to cut down its plastic use by at least 80%. This will be achieved by replacing inner trays and hooks with paper cards.
Key amendments adopted by the European Parliament include deletion of proposed single-use bans in the HORECA sector and removal of re-use targets for take-away food and drinks.
Company’s Future Disc Top closure is the first in a three-item series of
e-commerce capable disc top dispensing solutions to be launched globally this year.
