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Returnable packaging scheme launches for Highland businesses

14 Dec 2024
PC Correspondent

The Highland Community Waste Partnership (HCWP) has teamed up with the German sustainable packaging company Vytal to introduce this initiative.

The scheme aims to enlist 20 businesses from the region. The UK generates 11 billion pieces of packaging waste annually due to on-the-go lunch habits.

The HCWP’s #ChooseToReuse campaign seeks to mitigate this by promoting reusable alternatives.

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Mintel Launches 'Mintel Spark' as CPG Product Innovation Slumps

13 Dec 2024
PC Correspondent

Mintel launched the Mintel Spark. This new product concept generator is a catalyst for market-leading innovation for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands.
 
Mintel Spark was designed to address this slump and assist brands throughout the innovation process.   
 
Matt Nelson, Mintel CEO, said: 
 
“By combining trusted Mintel expertise with AI, Spark connects the dots between consumer, innovation, and market insights to reveal the opportunities with strong market potential, giving brands the confidence to move forward.” 
 

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Bakcycle recycles flexible packaging of the highest quality using TOMRA technologies

13 Dec 2024
PC Correspondent

Bakcycle Recycling, founded by Bakioğlu Holding, a pioneer in Turkey’s packaging sector with over 50 years of experience, began active operations at the end of 2023. The company produces granules as a substitute for original raw materials from post-consumer low-density polyethylene (LDPE) packaging waste, mainly sourced from municipal and packaging waste sorting facilities. The recycled granules are used in flexible packaging production.

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TekniPlex to showcase lineup of PFAS-free dip tubes for fragrances

13 Dec 2024
Vasu Goyal

While they are designed to match the ‘sleek, luxurious look’ of glass packaging, the CRYSTELLE dip tubes are reportedly made of PFAS-free, food-grade, and shatterproof materials. Intending to combine the strength and convenience of plastic with the shelf appeal of glass, TekniPlex aims to prevent any tube breakage or product contamination while unlocking environmental benefits.

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Contempo Specialty Packaging Launches New Compostable Flower Pod System for Cannabis

12 Dec 2024
PC Correspondent

Contempo Specialty Packaging (“Contempo” or “the Company”), an innovative custom packaging company, is excited to introduce a new sustainable packaging solution for the cannabis industry: the compostable flower pod cannabis packaging system. This inventive product boasts the same level of quality and customization that Contempo’s customers have come to expect over the past 45 years.

This pioneering compostable flower pod system comprises two parts:

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Walki Group and Lactips announce strategic partnership to develop fully biodegradable and plastics-free food packaging using natural polymers. The packaging will be fit to be fully recyclable in the well-established paper stream.

12 Dec 2024
PC Correspondent

The EU has taken the lead in addressing the growing plastic waste problem with the Single-Use Plastics Regulation, pushing customers in the food packaging industry to find ways to replace traditional fossil-based plastics with biodegradable alternatives. The SUP regulation targets plastics products that are typically used once and then discarded such as yoghurt cups, salad bowls and snack pouches.

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Research shows growing importance of sustainable packs in pet food purchases

11 Dec 2024
PC Correspondent

The study – which gathered insights from 1,693 shoppers in the UK, France, Germany and Italy – set out to understand the priorities and purchasing decisions of pet owners.

Respondents rated health benefits and trust in the brand as the most important purchasing factors. 20% of pet owners said they had bought healthier products for their cats in the last 12 months, and more than 1 in 5 pet owners purchase nutritional supplements.

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