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• University of Sheffield-led research has examined the environmental impact of plastic products versus nonplastic alternatives across various sectors.
• Despite concerns about plastics' contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, study reveals that in 15 out of 16 applications examined, plastic products actually result in lower GHG emissions compared to alternatives.
• Plastics demonstrate superiority in factors such as energy intensity during production and weight efficiency, contributing to their reduced environmental footprint.
• Study emphasises the imp

Excluding their caps and labels, all 500ml Coca-Cola Original, Coca-Cola No Sugar, and Coca-Cola Plus bottles sold in the country are now said to be made from 100% rPET. On-pack messages including “I’m a 100% rPET bottle” and “Recycle Me Again” are intended to raise awareness and encourage consumers to dispose of their bottles via plastic recycling streams.

Mono-Material Packaging

A More Sustainable Choice

"When it comes to claims around sustainability and recycling, it's critical that companies have the most accurate data and for that reason, ideally one source of truth for packaging material data," said Paul Nowak, Executive Director of GreenBlue. "In the How2Recycle program, we ask up to sixty questions about any single piece of packaging and generally this information can be found in a specification. We look forward to working with Specright to help harmonize our data into one platform, leading to a positive ripple effect across every organization in the packaging industry."

The launch comes in response to mounting legislative and customer pressures throughout the sector to transform its packaging practices, with an example being the recent anti-waste for a circular economy law in France, which mandates that restaurants with seating for more than 20 guests offer reusable tableware.

Josef Björk, VP CPI food service at Berry Superfos, said, “We are delighted to introduce the game-changing reusable tableware product family which combines functionality, sustainability, and advanced technologies.

The K-Beauty, vegan skincare brand Innisfree, has rebranded for the U.S. market with new packaging, a new logo, and clean cruelty-free formulas.

The brand, owned by Amorepacific, also doubled its distribution at Sephora and is now available in over 1,200 brick-and-mortar locations. 

Innisfree has a completely redesigned brand identity to better compete in the US, the brand says, and has had a cult following for several years. Innisfree's latest launch is its Green Tea collection.
 

PulPac, a leader in dry molding technology, announces the latest addition to its “Highway Products”: the Dry Molded Fiber Phone Tray Insert. It is now offered to producers and represents another stride towards PulPac’s commitment to providing cost-effective, environmentally responsibly produced packaging alternatives.

“WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF BALANCING SUSTAINABILITY WITH COST-EFFECTIVENESS. THIS PHONE TRAY INSERT SHOWS MANUFACTURERS AND BRANDS A COST-COMPETITIVE SOLUTION WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE PLANET – A HALLMARK OF DRY MOLDED FIBER”

More than 20 days after the ban was introduced, banned items including plastic bowls, trays, plates, cutlery, balloon sticks, and Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) items – such as drink cups and food boxes – are still being openly sold direct to the public by Amazon, eBay, office suppliers and others.

Heritage Store, part of Nutraceutical Corp., issued a recall on February 29 of its Hydrogen Peroxide Mouthwash in Wintermint and Eucalyptus Mint flavors due to a lack of child-resistant packaging, as reported by CNN and others.

DS Smith has developed a plastic-free solution for a gas boiler from Bosch Home Comfort Group.

While previous packaging solutions have required two EPS (Styrofoam) elements, the innovative solution developed by DS Smith for Bosch Home Comfort Group has eliminated all plastic packaging parts. This has resulted in the removal of 100,000 plastic components and is saving a total of 310 tons of CO2 emissions per year. The new plastic-free product innovation is also in line with the sustainability goals of Bosch Home Comfort Group, who requested that the design be fully recyclable.