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UPM to showcase a ground-breaking recyclable high barrier packaging solution for foods with long shelf-life

06 Apr 2023
Grania Jain

This innovative high-barrier packaging provides a sustainable, recyclable, paper-based alternative to the multi-laminate plastic structures commonly used for long shelf-life products. Just as importantly, it can be recycled in existing fibre recycling streams. oneBARRIER FiberCycle represents the kind of packaging the world needs right now, enabling brand owners to reduce their reliance on fossil-based or non-recyclable materials, increase their use of renewable materials, and meet their sustainability targets.

Co-creating the future

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Returnity launches reusable shipping solution to reduce cardboard waste

06 Apr 2023
Grania Jain

Returnity has launched The Last Box – a reusable shipping solution which it believes will help retailers move products between distribution centres and stores with less waste and lower costs.

According to Returnity, retailers use over one billion cardboard boxes a year for internal logistics.

The company also claims its solution will lower retailers’ packaging expenses by at least 30%, and without the requirement of breaking down empty boxes or spending excessive time unpacking products. Plus, it states employees will save 30 seconds per Last Box used.

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Paper Bags and Compostable Food Packages May Contain Toxic Forever Chemicals, Warns Study

06 Apr 2023
Press Packagin…

Amid the ban on single-use plastic, paper bags and compostable food containers have found many takers. While marketed as green alternatives to plastic, these contain a chemical called perfluooctane sulfate or PFOS, which is one of a class of man-made chemicals called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.

PFAS are commonly used to make paper grease-resistant, so they are used in many fast-food containers and wrappers.

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Best in New Food and Beverage Packaging

06 Apr 2023
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Food and beverage brands constantly launch new products and new packages, many of which are posted to social media — if you can find them. Packaging Digest highlights the best of them on a regular basis, with the most recent “find” at the beginning. Come back often to quickly scroll through to see what you’ve missed. You'll find the Best in Food & Beverage Packaging for March at this link.

Food Packaging
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Packaging’s Final Four of March

06 Apr 2023
Press Packagin…

As with all sports, basketball has a lexicon all its own. These include terms like double dribble, dunk, rebound, jump ball, stuff, bank, alley-oop, and others.

When March rolls around more terms come into play such as seeds, brackets, and pools.

If that sounds like madness, that’s exactly what it is…the best time of year for college basketball fans.

Packaging Digest joins in the hoopla with our Final Four of Packaging featuring the top-read quartet of articles for March determined by metrics-based reader interest.

FMCG Packaging
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Trending Bioplastic Packaging News March 2023

06 Apr 2023
Press Packagin…

Bioplastic packaging made from renewable sources is a high-interest option in the broad market of sustainability.

This subsegment of sustainable packaging is multiplied in efficiency when the bioplastics are made from food waste, potentially turning the latter from a landfill-bound end-of-life to a high-value ingredient for new packaging.

That’s an impressive double win for the environment.

Plastic Packaging
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Returnable Packaging Market Grows 6.2% Yearly Article-Returnable Packaging Market Grows 6.2% Yearly

06 Apr 2023
Press Packagin…

The market for returnable packaging — materials and structures systematically reused within logistics operations — is expected to grow from $98.6 billion in 2022 to $170.93 billion in 2029 with a 6.2% CAGR, according to a recent report from Exactitude Consultancy.

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