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Lego ditches oil-free brick in sustainability setback

06 Mar 2024
Grania Jain

Lego has stopped a project to make bricks from recycled drinks bottles instead of oil-based plastic, saying it would have led to higher carbon emissions over the product’s lifetime.

The move, first reported by the Financial Times, followed efforts by the world’s largest toymaker to research more sustainable materials, as part of a wave of companies reassessing their contribution to global emissions as the climate crisis hits.

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Clearwater Paper to use CNG recycled PE in packaging options

06 Mar 2024
Grania Jain

Spokane, Washington-based Clearwater Paper Corp., has announced a collaboration with Chicago-based specialty film manufacturer Charter Next Generation (CNG) for an early-to-market initiative to include advanced recycled polyethylene (PE) in Clearwater’s private label tissue packaging offerings. Clearwater says the purchase of this material in the place of traditional resins helps give new life to some plastics otherwise headed to landfills.

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Ypsomed is elevating its self-injection device platforms by integrating comprehensive human factors services.

06 Mar 2024
Aditya Panwar

Ypsomed recognizes the mounting challenges posed by ever-increasing regulatory requirements, intricate project planning, and the demand for top-tier expertise in the realm of combination drug product development, particularly for achieving successful regulatory approvals. In response to these complexities, Ypsomed is introducing a comprehensive array of end-to-end Human Factors (HF) services to its pharmaceutical partners, marking a pivotal shift in their device turn-key HF offerings.

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HAVIT Commits to Environmental Sustainability with New Eco-Friendly Packaging Program

06 Mar 2024
PC Correspondent

Adopting UN Environment Programme’s Principles
Under the program, HAVIT will integrate the UN Environment Programme’s Redesign-Reduce-Recycle principles into its packaging structure and volume optimization. The company’s strategy includes the use of 100% recyclable FSC-certified materials for product packaging. The initiative also involves a significant reduction in plastic usage, with the company aiming to cut down its plastic use by at least 80%. This will be achieved by replacing inner trays and hooks with paper cards.

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Hairbrush Packaging Connects with Paul Newman’s Charity

05 Mar 2024
Grania Jain

Wet Brush has partnered with philanthropic brand Newman’s Own to market a hairbrush inspired by actor Paul Newman. The brush is a vivid blue, like Newman’s eyes, and the packaging design features the actor’s photo.

As the first brand chosen for the Newman’s Deal program, Wet Brush will donate 100% of the profits from its Special Edition Wet Brush x Newman’s Own Pro Detangler to Newman’s Own Foundation, a private nonprofit organization.

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New compostable, biodegradable packaging material derived from potato starch

02 Mar 2024
PC Correspondent

Bio Plast Pom, based in Poland, says NOPLA is not a synthetic material. It is reportedly free of both artificial ingredients and plastics and is not thought to leave behind microplastics when it decomposes.

Apparently, the patent-protected material is biodegradable and compostable in a household composter, salt water, freshwater, and soil. It is designed to comply with the EN 13432 composting standards and claims to degrade in 3 to 6 months under household composting conditions.

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HAK opts for SIG SafeBloc carton packs for vegetable & beans products

02 Mar 2024
Vasu Goyal

SIG said the packs feature 90% forest-based materials – including polymers linked to forest-based renewable sources via a certified mass-balance approach.

SIG also said the convenient carton pack is perceived by consumers as a modern solution that is lightweight and handy. Its space-saving shape makes it easy to carry, handle, store, and dispose of for recycling at home.

Additionally, it said manufacturers and retailers benefit from SIG carton pack’s logistical and storage efficiency, both in transportation and retail.

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