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American Packaging Corporation Announces Another "Design for Recycle" Package

20 Jun 2024
PC Correspondent

APC partnered with produce processors to replace their current non-recyclable, multi-material laminate. The primary objective was to develop a recycle-ready package option that maintained production throughputs while resisting product puncturing due to the sharp edges of the packaged product. The package format included a pillow bag with a fin-seal produced on intermittent and continuous motion VFFS equipment at speeds up to 90 packages per minute. 

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WA foam packaging ban goes into effect Saturday

18 Jun 2024
PC Correspondent

Heather Church is a waste reduction and recycling specialist with the Washington State Department of Ecology.

“Food service products generally means cups, bowls, plates, trays and clamshell containers made from polystyrene foam,” she explained. “These containers won’t be available in takeout but you also won’t see them in grocery stores.”

In 2021, state lawmakers approved the law banning the distribution of EPS containers deemed harmful to the environment.

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Scotch-Brite is continually enhancing the sustainability of its Greener Clean product line.

18 Jun 2024
Aditya Panwar

Scotch-Brite™ Brand is enhancing its Greener Clean™ product line with the introduction of the Scotch-Brite® Greener Clean™ Non-Scratch Soap Control Dishwand and the Scotch-Brite® Greener Clean™ Bottle & Straw Brush. Committed to advancing a global circular economy, the brand continues to innovate by incorporating recycled content and plant-based materials into its cleaning tools, all without compromising on durability and cleaning power.

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Fully recyclable premium gift box created through collaboration

18 Jun 2024
Komal Sharma

A plastic-free packaging concept, the Flock Box, is a new sustainable gift box solution ideal for numerous applications, such as cosmetics, electronics and jewellery, which require a luxury presentation and unboxing experience.

The Flock Box concept has been developed by four companies – Holmen Iggesund, Krekelberg, Inmaco Solutions and Van de Velde Packaging Group – in a collaborative approach that invites brands across the packaging value chain to work together to discover the sustainable packaging solutions of the future.

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Reliance Industries Becomes India's First to Utilize Chemical Recycling for Circular Polymers

18 Jun 2024
Aditya Panwar

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the operator of the world's largest integrated refining and petrochemical complex, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first Indian company to chemically recycle plastic waste-based pyrolysis oil into International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC)-Plus certified Circular Polymers. This innovation underscores RIL's commitment to reducing plastic waste and supporting a Circular Economy in India.

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Composting Consortium releases study on disintegration of compostable packaging

17 Jun 2024
PC Correspondent

The Composting Consortium, an industry collaboration led by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, New York, has releases a report on whether or not certified, food-contact compostable packaging really breaks down in composting facilities. The report, Breaking it Down: The Realities of Compostable Packaging in Composting Systems, shares findings from an 18-month study on compostable plastic and fiber disintegration in diverse, in-field composting conditions.

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Aegg to Launch New Spirit Bottle as Part of its Range of Food and Drink Packaging

17 Jun 2024
Vasu Goyal

Aegg Creative Packaging, UK-based glass and recyclable plastic food & drink packaging supplier, will be exhibiting at stand K62 on 21-22 February at the NEC Packaging Innovations event.  Aegg will launch its new spirit bottle, the ‘Gediz’, following on from the recent successful launch of the ‘Yenice’ spirit bottle.  Also at the stand will be Aegg’s wider range of packaging aimed at the food and drink industry, including glass sauce bottles, jars, water bottles and a range of Plastic Packaging Tax-exempt rigid plastic food pots.

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PEPSICO ROLLS OUT PAPER WALKERS BAKED MULTIPACK BAGS

17 Jun 2024
Grania Jain

The wider launch follows an exclusive trial in 800 Tesco stores earlier this year, with the packaging to be permanently rolled out to all major supermarkets in coming months.

The paper outer bag, which is a first for savoury snacks flexible packaging in the UK, can be widely recycled in home recycling bins alongside other paper packaging.

The change, which is also set to lower greenhouse gas emissions of each individual pack, forms part of PepsiCo’s health and sustainability transformation plan to reach net zero emissions by 2040.

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Beatson Clark revamps Cottage Delight’s packaging with renewed focus on sustainability

17 Jun 2024
Vasu Goyal

Cottage Delight sells hand-made food products such as jams and chutneys in 36 countries worldwide.

Beatson Clark has worked with the company for over two decades and supported its major packaging rebrand in 2018 by creating three new bespoke glass containers.

Now Cottage Delight has removed the mop cap and elastic band from its jars and replaced them with aluminium lids.

Beatson Clark has redesigned the bespoke 302ml jar – the main jar in the range – to have a deep twist-off neck finish, giving it a modern look and providing a larger area on the cap for printing.

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