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a call for food manufacturers to increase their use of recyclable packaging

01 Dec 2013
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new set of rules being imposed by some council to limit refuse assortment to two bags, per fortnight, per household for increasing recycling rate. the decision has been taken in order to fulfill demands for less waste sent to landfill. in reality, in the uk, each year, &pound10 billion worth of food products, which could have been eaten, are tossed in the landfill. therefore, manufacturers of food products need to use of recyclable packaging more, according to consumers. it is also estimated that, every year, most households throw away around 40kg of plastic.

experiments on replacing plastic and foam packaging with mushroom

01 Dec 2013
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gavin mentioned that they are taking local farm waste and then assimilating it with tissues from mushrooms. these experiments are being carried out for plastic foams which are used in defensive packaging. ecovative design is a groundbreaking new biomaterials organization which is based in green island. ecovative design eben bayer is mcintyre&39s business partner. eben says that it is not like plastics are equal to bad. however, the thing is they&39re basically incompatible with the biosphere of earth.

sustainable packaging has got new standards

01 Dec 2013
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the latest gpps global protocol for packaging sustainability was currently released by gs1, which is the notforprofit body creating global standard to make collaboration possible in the trade partners. the gpps, which was created along with the consumer goods forum, operates by offering the consumer goods as well as packaging industries with an ordinary language to assess and discuss sustainability. gs1 australia&rsquos marcel sieira mentioned that the gpps aims to optimise the means used to safeguard consumer goods throughout many indicators.

home improvement segment lessens both waste and packaging

01 Dec 2013
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wrap has mentioned that organizations including argos, akzonobel uk decorative paints, b&ampq, crown paints, homebase, henkel and wickes have given a result of an 83 per cent decrease in the quantity of waste transported to landfill in opposition to the initial target of 50 per cent. participants also elevated the target of packagingreduction of 15 per cent by managing to lessen packaging by 25 per cent in lieu of the 2007 baseline. set up by wrap, hisc home improvement sector commitment was a voluntary agreement which ran during 2009 to 2012.

lifesaving medicine delivery

26 Nov 2013
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plastics and creative packaging together with a unique distribution system that delivers medicine that can save children&39s lives. such innovation indeed deserves recognition. though diarrhea can be easily treated, in subsahara africa, 15 percent of children below five die due to this condition. due to lack of an effective distribution system, efforts to distribute inexpensive treatment kits have been blocked in this region. only some central locations get the kits, leaving out the faroff villages that need care for dying kids.

the new wave of innovative packaging options

26 Nov 2013
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on packaging, every year manufacturers spend above 150billion. however, most of the customers have had some annoying moments while attempting to open up those packages&ndash like frustrating themselves to squeeze out the last drop from that bottle of ketchup. that is why consumer reports took a decision to look at some groundbreaking packaging which is solving those irritating problems. forget fumbling for a cleaner in the kitchen. windex touchup is specifically designed to sit on the floor.

xaar printheads for packaging decoration system

26 Nov 2013
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inkjet printhead the xaar 1001 is a main element of an increasing number of directtoshape inventive digital decoration systems emerging in the market. many of these systems that offer the possibility of considerable cost savings to beverage producers will be displayed at drinktec. printing text as well as full colour images straight onto pet, metal and glass containers is an extremely efficient procedure. it cuts out inventory and materials, minimizes time to the market and avoids many of the expenses related with using sleeves or labels.

fibre moulding for a sustainable future

26 Nov 2013
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imfa the international molded fibre association is a well known packaging trade association. the organization is fronting the move towards more environmentally friendly and sustainable fibre based processes and products. he is the current director of the international molded fiber association. this is a nonprofit trade association which is dedicated to the endorsement of moulded fibre packaging products. along with these, the organization also promotes the services and products of its members and offers access to international information on the industry of moulded fibre.

ckf purchases earthcycle packaging

26 Nov 2013
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a canadian based food packaging company acquires earthcycle&rsquos brand and operating assets and enhances its portfolio of sustainability and positions the organization for additional growth. ckf inc., which is a canadian food packaging company, has purchased earthcycle packaging ltd. vancouverbased company, enhancing its sustainable packaging at the same time offering opportunities to explore new markets with an extended portfolio of packaging products that are sustainable. in 2005, shannon boase founded earthcycle.