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First Position Paper points to collaborative effort towards a circular economy

15 Sep 2020
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CEFLEX recommends use of recyclable mono-materials for flexible packaging As part of its ‘Issue Alignment’ process CEFLEX stakeholders are working with Swiss University ETH to collect and assess topics which are essential to realising a circular economy for flexible packaging. These issues are being tackled individually to create considered and aligned positions on each topic.
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recyclable
Flexible Packaging

PACT, Supplier of Promising Fire Suppressant Shipping Wrap, Joins Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA)

14 Sep 2020
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Company’s Thermo Shield™ is a 100% recyclable wrap solution that exceeds proposed SAE G27 lithium battery packaging performance standards for air, land & sea. Waterbury, CT – PACT, LLC, an innovator of packaging and crating technologies, has joined the Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA), a not-for-profit industry association devoted to promoting dangerous goods transportation compliance both domestically and abroad.
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packaging and crating technologies
recyclable wrap

Amid Growth & Expanded Capacity, Labeling Solutions Provider Luminer Adds to Sales Executive Team

14 Sep 2020
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Veteran pro Mike Barrett brings additional packaging & labeling proficiency as company continues facilities & personnel expansion. Lakewood, NJ – Luminer, a labeling solutions provider specializing in extended content labels (ECLs) for pharmaceutical ethical and OTC packaging, clinical trials and various other narrow web applications for the cosmetics, F&B and chemicals sectors, has hired Mike Barrett as it newest Sales Executive. Mr. Barrett brings a versatile sales background to the Luminer team, including several years in the packaging and labels sectors. Mr.
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Amid Growth & Expanded Capacity
Sales Executive

EUBP criticises biased interpretation of EEA study on biodegradable and compostable plastics: consumers do understand value and proper end-of-life of compostable plastics

10 Sep 2020
Bhaskar Ch

Berlin, 9 September 2020 – In response to the new report “Biodegradable and compostable plastics – challenges and opportunities” by the European Environment Agency (EEA), European Bioplastics (EUBP) highlights the need to acknowledge successful precedents in the deployment of these innovative materials in collaboration with a receptive community of consumers. Unfortunately, several media outlets made use of a biased interpretation of the report to draw a distorted picture of biodegradable and compostable plastics.

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agriculture
bags
bio-waste
biodegradable
bioplastics
certification
circular economy
Compostable
end-of-life
food waste
industrial compostable
Italy
mulch films
packaging
paper
recyclable
Sustainability
waste

HolyGrail 2.0 launched: Mondi trials digital watermarking to separate waste for a circular economy

09 Sep 2020
Bhaskar Ch
  • - AIM, the European Brands Association, has launched HolyGrail 2.0 with Mondi and other partners across the value chain to prove the viability of digital watermarking for sorting waste at scale.
  • - Digital watermarks have the potential to revolutionise the way we sort and recycle waste, increasing the commercial value of waste so that it can be reused again as a resource.
  • - Mondi was a founding member of the Pioneer Project HolyGrail and continues to play an active role to validate the technology.
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Flexible Packaging
Paper packaging
digital watermarking technologies

Messe Frankfurt India announces Medical Device Innovation Summit to address growing demand for specialised medical equipment

29 Aug 2020
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As the nation continues its battle against Covid-19, together with the healthcare workers on the frontline, the pharma and medical device industries have been actively playing a crucial role and strengthening efforts to ensure best healthcare services and medical equipments. With India standing as the most prominent destination for medical tourism as well as a leading player in the global pharmaceuticals industry, demand for specialized, high-tech medical equipment is expected to surge.
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growing demand
Covid-19

Building on LCAs: Holistic Packaging Sustainability Assessments

28 Aug 2020
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How brand owners can communicate sustainability performance more effectively Information: AMSTERDAM (August 26, 2020) – A new White Paper from Trivium Packaging examines the role of traditional Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools, and argues the case for a more holistic approach that reveals the wider impact of packaging materials on the waste stream and shelf life. With origins in the 1960s, existing LCAs form the basis of international standards such as ISO 14040, and are especially valuable when assessing CO2 emissions.
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Sustainability
recycling