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Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) launched the first food packaging trays comprising 100% recycled PET (rPET) deriving exclusively from trays.

Until now, food packaging trays have been manufactured using ever-increasing proportions of recovered PET material; however, the newly launched kp tray is the first to be composed entirely of recycled tray material, said the company. This milestone is the result of the kp’s Tray2Tray initiative, which aims to rewrite the PET recycling rules.

Syensqo and TOMRA, a leading provider of sensor-based sorting technology and solutions for the circular economy, have joined forces to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of separating and sorting multi-component plastic structures in which polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) serves as a barrier layer.  

Finding the right amount of packaging to ship an item can be challenging — and at Amazon, an ever-changing catalog of hundreds of millions of products makes it an ongoing challenge. In addition, Amazon’s scale also means it is impossible to solve this challenge using manual inspection to choose packaging for each and every item. For the same reason, general packaging rules and run-of-the-mill logic just won’t cut it. What’s required is a cutting-edge-smart automated mechanism that can adapt on the fly to changing circumstances.

Highcon Systems Ltd., a trailblazer in digital die cutting, has announced the successful installation of its Highcon Beam 2 digital die cutting system at Ingram Express Services (IES), a Nashville-based provider of print, display graphics, fulfillment, and distribution services.

Gerresheimer, an innovative systems and solutions provider and global partner for the pharma, biotech and cosmetics industries, and Aptar Digital Health, a global expert in Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), digital Patient Support Programs (PSPs) and disease management solutions, collaborate to develop an integrated solution for cancer therapy management. As part of this collaboration, the Gx SensAir on-body drug delivery device will be connected to Aptar Digital Health's software-as-a-medical device platform to improve the treatment experience and outcomes of cancer patients.

Part of the Basic Line, Tomra B5 Combi, is launching first in Ireland, the latest region to introduce a DRS, which went live in February. The system requires retailers to take back drink containers and refund deposits as part of the country’s efforts to reduce litter and increase recycling rates.

Gudbrand Arnesen, head of product management at Tomra Collection, tells Packaging Insights that in the Basic Line, Tomra offers compact and flexible solutions specifically for smaller stores with lower volumes of container returns.

We’re trialling new packaging machines in Europe and the US that build made-to-fit paper bags around individual items on demand, reducing the volume of packaging for thousands of everyday items.