Sustainability

The new center features state-of-the-art extrusion and finishing technology, coupled with advanced quality measurement systems and testing equipment. It will significantly increase packaging processability in serial production, system validation and capacity for future digital technologies.

Apple today announced its first-ever carbon neutral products in the all-new Apple Watch lineup. Innovations in design and clean energy have driven dramatic reductions in product emissions of over 75 percent for each carbon neutral Apple Watch.¹ This milestone marks a major step in the company’s journey toward its ambitious Apple 2030 goal to make every product carbon neutral by the end of the decade, including the entire global supply chain and the lifetime use of every device Apple makes.

The new packaging solution has been created by DS Smith designers to contain less materials and minimise waste. Key features include a locking system that is designed to prevent the chocolate boxes from being opened before use. The chocolate boxes are easy to assemble and fitted with a corrugated cardboard carry handle for additional versatility and usability.

It said recent research showed UK consumers splurged a £415m on Easter eggs in 2023, with an estimated 3,000 tonnes of Easter egg chocolate wasted each year in the UK, with packaging alone accounting for over 8,000 tonnes of waste annually.

Last year an estimated 4,370 tonnes of card and 160 tonnes of foil packaging were used for Easter eggs.

Despite efforts to promote sustainability, 59% of UK adults believe that Easter packaging remains excessive.

Mondi has significantly reduced waste in its release liner production through strategic partnerships.

At its facilities in Jülich, Germany, and Heerlen, Netherlands, Mondi has achieved a 95% waste reduction rate in just two years.

Straight Forward Design has partnered with Clipper to help activate its new brand positioning, which was developed by creative agency Isobel. The new campaign seeks to promote Clipper as the tea that tastes good and does good.

Anchored on the strapline, ‘There’s tea, then there’s GOOD tea’, the campaign acknowledges that it takes more than just taste to make good tea, showing how it also takes ethical and sustainable sourcing, natural ingredients and a fierce commitment to protecting biodiversity to make a truly good cup of tea.

• The eco-friendly Chapter & Verse Shiraz and Chapter & Verse Chardonnay bottles are fully recyclable and designed to easily stack on shelves while optimising storage space
• Aldi’s Chassaux et Fils Méditerranée Rosé is also launching as a recycled PET bottle, in stores from today – Global Recycling Day
• Products hit shelves after the supermarket announced it was launching the UK’s first own-brand paper wine bottle earlier this month

Skincare manufacturer Neutrogena has worked with speciality material company Eastman to develop a film-free, recyclable cosmetics packaging solution.

Neutrogena has enhanced the quality and dependability of its metallised packaging by using Eastman Solus performance additives.

This Solus-enabled plastic film-free transfer metallised packaging ensures that the cosmetic manufacturer delivers a more sustainable product to its consumers without compromising shelf appeal, claimed Eastman.