July 2024

In its June 2024 edition of Costco Connections magazine, the retail giant highlighted that the shift to bags is expected to save a staggering 17 million pounds of plastic annually. Additionally, the new packaging occupies less space during transportation, allowing Costco to remove 1,000 freight trucks from the road each year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 4,000 metric tons.

• Less plastic packaging, to reduce pollution and fossil fuel dependency

• Ban on “forever chemicals” in food packaging

• Consumers to be able to bring their own container for take-away food and drinks

• Each European generates almost 190kg of packaging waste annually

Among the challenges presented with recycling materials effectively and efficiently is fast-food packaging, which often features a waxy coating that is difficult to process.

That's why a restaurant and catering company based in Finland has been looking at alternatives, taking advantage of a new type of fast-food packaging that can be reused and recycled.

Since the addition of the CVA 2000 VIS Internal Valve Applicator from Syntegon, Rootree’s bag making line is fully automated and yields a significantly higher output.

The updated on-pack communication gives customers access to a smart packaging experience to help them learn more about sustainability.

Users can access the multi-language web app based connected experience via QR codes found on the new side panel which includes a variety of interactive educational games.

The Collector game encourages users to operate a dump truck to traverse the road and collect as many Tetra Pak packages as possible while avoiding hazards.