August 2023

Last year, Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based packaging manufacturer Graham Packaging partnered with environmental nonprofit GreenBlue on a pilot program allowing it to pursue multisite mass balance certification under the Recycled Material Standard (RMS), and after successful completion of the pilot, the company officially has achieved RMS certification for mass balance at two sites in York, Pennsylvania.

As an e-commerce business, packaging is a key component of the customer journey. Ridestore’s mantra is to always exceed the customer’s expectation, and so this led to a collaboration with Billerud on a sustainability mission. Considering the inconsistent availability of plastic recycling in Ridestore’s markets, removing plastics sent to the customer was the goal, as well as to reduce the overall packaging material. Could this be achieved while also reducing emissions and improving the unboxing experience?

Coca-Cola HBC’s larger multipacks (10, 12, 20 and 24 cans) are now available in a new fully enclosed carton. This follows the introduction of Graphic Packaging’s new KeelClip™ late last year, which saw smaller multipacks (four, six and eight cans) transition to an innovative paperboard solution. Both packaging types were designed and developed by Graphic Packaging; in total, transitioning to these new secondary packaging solutions will eliminate 500 tonnes annually of hard-to-recycle shrink wrap plastic.

Özdemir announces mandatory pork farming stickers
The German Bundestag has passed a law which means that pig farmers across all federal states will soon have to publicise their animal husbandry methods on pork packaging. Özdemir says that in future the same labelling rules will likely be extended to other animal products.

Every Prowrap product is responsibly sourced or produced at its state-of-the-art manufacturing hub in Bristol, UK. The operation recycles as much pre-consumer waste across films, foils and paper as possible, and the brand said that upgrading its packaging to fully recyclable cardboard represented the next responsible step on its journey. 

Designed to align with its long-term business objectives, all Prowrap brands now sport an exciting new look in boxes that are fully recyclable in local waste streams.