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Boots Expands Blister Pack Recycling Scheme Nationwide, Rewarding Customers for Sustainable Choices

17 Mar 2025
Yukta Arora

Boots Expands Blister Pack Recycling Scheme Nationwide, Rewarding Customers for Sustainability

In response to overwhelming customer demand, Boots has rolled out its innovative blister pack recycling scheme to more than 800 stores across the UK, making it easier than ever for customers to recycle empty medicine and vitamin packaging while earning rewards.

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Arctic apple debuts new mascot, kid-friendly packaging

15 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

Okanagan Specialty Fruits, marketer of Arctic apples, has updated its packaging featuring bright colors. The company has also added a new mascot, Artie, to help highlight the science use in Arctic apples.

Okanagan Specialty Fruits has redesigned its Arctic apple 2-ounce packing, which features vibrant colors and a new mascot, Artie.

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Billerud launches ConFlex[®] HeatSeal – a recyclable, heat-sealable paper packaging material

15 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

At Billerud we embed sustainability in everything we do and when developing new high performing packaging materials, we know we have a joint interest with converters and brand owners to replace plastics with fossil-free materials. While ConFlex HeatSeal has already been successfully introduced in the bedding segment by a major Swedish furniture brand, its potential extends far beyond into further applications in industrial and hygiene packaging.

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Pure Maple Syrup

15 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

Slice Design were tasked with redesigning the packaging for Pure Maple, a British Canadian brand dedicated to bringing 100% pure Canadian maple syrup to the UK. Founded by Canadian expats who were surprised by the lack of authentic maple syrup in the UK market, Pure Maple was created to share the rich, pure taste they grew up with. Now with its newly certified organic status, Pure Maple continues to offer a syrup that is 100% pure, sustainably sourced, and produced in Canada, ensuring an authentic flavour with every drop.

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Faerch Launches Chilled Ready Meal Trays with Minimum 40% Tray rPET Content

15 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

In 2019, Faerch launched Evolve by Faerch for the Ready Meals market, a recipe that allows for up to 70% post-consumer recycled content, including mixed colour “jazz” bottle flakes. Building on this successful market positioning, Faerch has continued to elevate its ambitions. With the recent expansion of its Cirrec recycling facility, Faerch will, starting January 1, 2025, introduce a minimum of 40% Tray rPET in CPET trays for chilled ready meals, while retaining the same CPET properties.

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Motherson partners with Japan's Sanko for sustainable packaging solutions

14 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

Auto components major Motherson on Friday said it has entered into a joint venture with Japan's Sanko, a player in material handling sector to provide sustainable packaging solutions in India and Europe.

The joint venture (JV) will contribute to greater efficiencies in material handling with cost reduction in overall logistics spending, Motherson said in a statement.

This partnership with Sanko is a strategic, synergistic diversification for the group, Motherson Chairman Vivek Chaand Sehgal said.

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Nissha and Tetra Pak develop an aseptic carton for milk with a paper-based barrier using FSC®-certified paper

14 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

“We are extremely proud of this achievement. Our joint effort to develop this solution supports the journey of increasing paper content and reducing carbon emissions in aseptic beverage cartons. Our paper-based solution offers barrier properties that help the package to deliver comparable shelf life and food protection as traditional aseptic cartons for liquid dairy products, such as milk,” says Giorgio Bosso, CEO, NMS.

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Sulwhasoo Perfecting Lip Color & Glowing Lip Balm Comes in Curvy Packaging

14 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

K-Beauty brand, Sulwhasoo, is celebrating Valentine’s Day with its Lip Color and Glowing Lip Balm, which comes in a matching packaging design. 
 
The Glowing Lip Balm is a moisturizing lip balm with ginseng antioxidants, nourishing ginseng seed oil, cocoa butter, and shea butter. 
 
This balm is made to help soften and improve the appearance of lip wrinkles. 
 
It is available in a clear and Petal (a soft pink). 
 

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BioPak launches ‘Give Back Friday’ to raise funds for rainforest restoration

13 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

The campaign, which will be available to the public on 29 November, will offer more than 50 per cent off BioPak’s Black Paper BioStraws, with $12.50 from each carton sold being donated to Rainforest Rescue, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to protecting and restoring rainforests.

BioPak CEO Gary Smith highlighted the importance of giving back to the community and emphasised the potential for other businesses to match or exceed BioPak’s donation. 

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