compostables
13 Sep 2024
--- This week in industry news, Amcor unveiled a shrink bag solution for meat that achieves a 19% reduction in weight compared to standard bags. Meanwhile, customizable drink bottle brand Aquafigure announced its foray into the...
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02 Sep 2024
--- August began with The Circulate Initiative revealing that only 6% of global plastic waste management investments go to developing markets annually, and urged greater industry focus on adjusting this imbalance. Meanwhile, we...
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Ice cream packaging innovation: Highlights in bio-based solutions and flexographic printing advances
14 Aug 2024
--- At the melting pot of sustainability and indulgence, the ice cream sector is advancing its green claims in packaging innovation. Featuring insights from Huhtamaki, Metsä Group and Berry Global Group, Packaging Insights...
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13 Aug 2024
--- Educational courses for industry professionals are becoming more common in the packaging sector as new materials, designs, technologies and legislative developments rapidly change the market. But with different adaptations...
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13 Aug 2024
--- Lidl Switzerland has introduced cellulose-based packaging in collaboration with Swiss cheese company Hardegger Käse to replace traditional plastic packaging. The retailer has launched the packaging initiative for its...
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12 Aug 2024
--- Compostable foodservice packaging specialist Better Earth has launched its Compost Drop Off Database, developed to connect consumers with their local compost drop-off locations. It is part of a larger initiative by the...
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02 Aug 2024
--- TotalEnergies Corbion is one of the world’s biggest producers of polylactic acid (PLA), a bio-based polymer with contested environmental benefits. The company claims its Luminy PLA material brand, which is developed...
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31 Jul 2024
--- Increasing the volume of sustainable packaging, such as paper, is now the “number one priority” for improving the environmental performance of UK FMCG businesses, according to new research from Aquapak Polymers....
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26 Jul 2024
--- Israel-based plastic alternative business Solutum, which produces a novel material suitable for composting and biodegradation in the natural environment, recently appointed Daniel Friedman as its new corporate director and...
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19 Jul 2024
--- Tipa is partnering with US-based Fresh-Lock closures, a specialist in reclosable flexible technology, to advance the adoption of home compostable packaging with a new portfolio of closures for pouches, designed with...
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18 Jul 2024
--- Compostable packaging streams in the US are widely contaminated by look-alike single-use plastics, hindering the expansion of infrastructure and mitigation of the industry’s environmental footprint, according to a new...
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17 Jul 2024
--- Greiner Packaging and Constantia Flexibles are partnering to launch a fully home compostable coffee capsule solution. Greiner Packaging will supply the capsule’s body, while Constantia Flexibles will provide its...
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16 Jul 2024
--- Australian ag-tech company Wandarra and German packager Papacks are joining forces to transform the packaging industry across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region by reducing plastic waste. The partnership will leverage...
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10 Jul 2024
--- Swedish Bioplastics company Gaia Biomaterials introduces a compostable drinking straw material designed to be stable, rigid and heat-resistant while allowing for the manufacture of sustainable straws for all types of drinks....
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08 Jul 2024
--- Australian-based packaging solutions company Detpak is introducing its Eco-Products range to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The packaging range is made with renewable materials and certified compostable. The portfolio...
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01 Jul 2024
--- A new meta-study report has found that unlike non-biodegradable polymers, which will persist and permanently accumulate as nano- or microplastics in the environment, polylactic acid (PLA) will hydrolyze into molecules of...
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26 Jun 2024
--- Packaging companies are increasingly turning to bio-based solutions in an effort to avoid fossil-based materials. Recycling infrastructure for bio-based and biodegradable products is being scaled up to meet increasing...
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McDonald’s largest independent franchisee launches biodegradable natural food packaging in Argentina
12 Jun 2024
--- In a “landmark move” for the fast-food industry, McDonald’s largest independent franchisee Arcos Dorados Holdings has begun equipping its food packaging with a 100% biodegradable barrier compound made with...
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07 Jun 2024
--- This week in industry news, SEE introduced an inflatable packaging system to provide on-demand cushioning and wrapping at the “press of a button.” Meanwhile, Tipa’s home compostable pouches earned a...
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05 Jun 2024
--- Consumers increasingly expect clear product labels to improve disposal behavior. A new study titled “Enabling desired disposal of compostable plastic packaging: an evaluation of disposal instruction labels,”...
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