March 2015

just when you thought it was safe to drink from your bpafree water bottle, a slew of scientific studies makes it hard to swallow the idea that your replacement plastic bottle is harmless.for years, we heard reports that estrogenmimicking bisphenola bpa increased our risks of certain cancers, fertility reduction, birth defects and diabetes.the u.s.

of the products and technologies on display at the npe2015 plastics expo in orlando, fla., this week, one in particular could dramatically change segments of food packaging. injection molding machine maker milacron is showing klear can, a transparent plastic can with a metal top and pull tab for fruits, vegetables, and meats that competes with metal cans.klear can is a threelayer, coinjection molded structure of polypropylene pp, for the inner and outer layers, and ethylenevinyl alcohol evoh as the barrier core.

researchers, including one of indianorigin, have turned waste packing peanuts into highperformance carbon electrodes for rechargeable lithiumion batteries.foam peanuts, also known as packing peanuts, are a common loosefill packaging and cushioning material used to prevent damage to fragile objects during shipping.batteries have two electrodes, called an anode and a cathode. the anodes in most of today&rsquos lithiumion batteries are made of graphite.

technology provided by united kingdombased enval limited will be used in a trial designed to assess the feasibility of including flexible laminate packaging, such as food and drink pouches, pet food pouches and toothpaste tubes, in residential recycling programs.

plastic recycling member body recoup has released an updated version of its guideline document for plastic packaging technologists and pack developers, &lsquorecyclability by design&rsquo.recyclability by design updatedcovering all forms of rigid plastic packaging and some forms of flexible plastics packaging, the document provides guidelines for those wishing to make their packaging more recyclable, and also provides information concerning the sectors of the plastic recycling chain, to enable brand owners to ensure that their packaging will not &lsquoinadvertently interfere wit

us researchers have developed a process for recycling packaging waste into high performance battery electrodesthe uniquitious foam chips or &ldquopackaging peanuts&rdquo used around to safely cushion products in transit are notoriously difficult to recycle, and are frequently dumped in landfill sites where they can take decades to break down.this could be about to change thanks to a team from purdue university in the us which has developed a process that enables the ubiquitous chips to be converted into carbon electrodes for rechargeable lithiumion batteries that are claimed to outp

the bodycology body lotion tube won 2014 ameristar and 2015 worldstar packaging awards. but its success with consumers makes it the real standout.how do you deliver &ldquospa&rdquo quality personal care products to consumers on a budget leverage the packaging, of course.that&rsquos the strategy of advanced beauty, purported to be one of the fastest growing health and beauty companies in the u.s. founded in 2003, the dallasbased company sells fragrancebased and aromatherapy personal care and hair care products under the bodycology and cantu brand names.

helps produce a datamatrix code, including serial number, for compliance with complex regulations.recipharm, a contract development and manufacturing organization cdmo, announced the completion of a complex serialization project for korea for one of its leading customers abbott. the initiative commenced in april 2014.the cdmo met the precise customer and market requirement to produce a datamatrix code, including serial number, with full compliance with complex regulations, similar to foreseen european union rules.