Packaging taxes are coming for food companies: 4 actions to take now
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Extended producer responsibility puts a price on the packaging materials a company brings into a state.
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GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Extended producer responsibility puts a price on the packaging materials a company brings into a state.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 11, 2023
These reuse and refill packaging innovations are worth watching, from the stuff you put on your face to the stuff you put in your mouth.
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Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The UK Plastic Packaging tax places a £200 per tonne levy on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. The UK Plastic Packaging tax places a £200 per tonne levy on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. million tonnes of plastic packaging waste.
GreenBiz
MARCH 10, 2023
In 2025, there will be media and consumer outrage around all the failed commitments related to eliminating virgin plastic packaging and increasing the use of recycled material.
GreenBiz
MAY 5, 2023
Key takeaways from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition's annual Impact conference.
GreenBiz
MAY 20, 2022
The retail giant launched its Circular Connector "to accelerate innovation in the field of sustainable and circular packaging."
GreenBiz
JUNE 13, 2023
Sponsored: With emerging regulations targeting sustainable packaging, and mounting customer and investor pressure, businesses need to better understand the packaging they use.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
The tool “can be used either to assess an existing package, facilitate the R&D and design process, engage with other parts of the value chain, or prepare for recyclability testing.” It specifically responds to the particular needs of our stakeholders and wider flexible packaging market”.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 4, 2021
5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021. For companies with sustainable packaging goals, 2025 is fast approaching. That’s the year when many have pledged to become zero waste, or to use 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging. Loop isn’t the only reusable packaging platform seeing strong growth.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 29, 2021
This acquisition could help make sustainable packaging the norm . Petersburg, Florida, a manufacturing giant is strategizing on design, development and packaging services for the likes of Apple, Cisco Systems and HP Inc. Deonna Anderson. Fri, 01/29/2021 - 00:30. Across the U.S. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
GreenBiz
JUNE 15, 2020
A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging. Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. Then the pandemic hit, and the market changed — characterized by higher demand for single-use packages and bags, and lower availability of recycled materials. Used packages need to be recycled. Cheryl Baldwin.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 26, 2023
A new tool promises to remove much of the uncertainty faced by packaging designers and others when it comes to understanding the recyclability of fibre-based products (either finished or under-development). Papercycle is described as the UK’s first comprehensive recyclability assessment and certification service for fibre-based packaging.
GreenBiz
JUNE 20, 2022
Sponsored: Increasing recycled fiber in packaging will advance circularity and help withmitigate climate concernschange. But it requires collaboration along the whole supply chain.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 13, 2020
Reusable packaging provides untapped payoffs for business. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. The case for reusable packaging.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 23, 2023
(Left to right) Francesca Hawes (MRF Operations Manager, Thalia); Alex Snelling-Day (Waste Policy, Climate and Environment Team Manager, GCSWS); Bryony Rothwell (RECAP Waste Partnership Manager) A new campaign promoting metal packaging recycling has been introduced by RECAP, the waste partnership between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 26, 2023
From 18 April, Uber Eats customers in Central London have been given the option to order their takeaway in reusable containers and easily return them – all in a bid to tackle single-use packaging. When placing their orders, Uber Eats customers can opt-in to receive their food in reusable packaging.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Sponsored: The roadmap for packaging manufacturers and brand owners seeking to incorporate recycled fiber into products starts with organizational leadership.
GreenBiz
JULY 14, 2023
There are a host of innovations in compostable packaging. Here are some of my favorites, and why.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 6, 2022
Last year was a reckoning for companies racing the clock to meet their 2025 sustainable packaging goals.
GreenBiz
MAY 18, 2020
Reusable packaging in the time of COVID-19. Reusable packaging is faced with proving its trustworthiness alongside disposables in a world that is standing six feet apart in the grocery aisle. Disposable packages are painted as sterile, while durables are tainted with suspicion. Mon, 05/18/2020 - 01:00.
GreenBiz
APRIL 22, 2022
If you are a brand, a packaging producer, or basically anyone else in the economy, don’t sleep on packaging.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP estimates that 750,000 tonnes of post-consumer plastic packaging is not currently collected for recycling, in its new UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey report.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 23, 2021
The Understanding Packaging Scorecard is a first-of-its kind tool that measures commonly used foodware and food packaging materials with a single yardstick.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 2, 2023
The eight finalists range across four sectors: transportation, electronics, packaging and healthcare, and a full list is provided below. In the packaging category, for example, the judges said they were looking for optimized, environmentally friendly packaging solutions that maintain food and product safety.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 31, 2022
Nine brand-owners, an independent test & research centre and two universities will bring expertise over 2 years to develop and test an artificial intelligence (AI) decision model 1 that could help with the separating of packages that are currently not properly sorted such as food and non-food packaging.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 22, 2022
The retailer plans to open up Circular Connector, a database of packaging innovations, in late 2022.
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 29, 2021
Scientists have developed biodegradable food packaging material that kills microbes that contaminate foods. The waterproof packaging uses a type of corn protein called zein, plus starch and other natural compounds. A team of scientists from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the Harvard T.H. developed the material.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 23, 2022
Plastics recycling charity RECOUP has called on packaging designers and specifiers not to forget the basics when it comes to plastic packaging recyclability. Although current trends may seek to explore new innovations in packaging, often the fundamentals for designing for recyclability are forgotten.
GreenBiz
MARCH 16, 2021
Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. Etsy also plans to address the second largest contributor to its footprint, packaging, which it started measuring in 2020, Mozen said. . She said Etsy is also interested in digging into the circular packaging space. Deonna Anderson. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 05:00.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 25, 2021
The European seaweed industry expected to be worth around 8 billion pounds in the next 10 years, according to the packaging company.
GreenBiz
MAY 2, 2022
In the loop: The restaurant chain becomes latest major brand to announce partnership with re-usable packaging service provider Loop.
GreenBiz
JUNE 18, 2021
Companies are jumping aboard the federal packaging and recycling policy train. With new federal bills up for review and debate, and packaging being a bull’s eye, the status of packaging and recycling policy is in flux. Mars, maker of candies and food, has diverse packaging needs. "We Arlene Karidis. Missed Circularity 21?
GreenBiz
JUNE 24, 2022
Chemicals of concern are in your food packaging.
GreenBiz
MARCH 1, 2021
Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19. During our conversation, we also discussed Ellis’ long-term CSR priorities, the company’s packaging goals and its partnership with Loop. One of those is reducing plastics in Boots-owned brand packaging, in line with the UK Plastics Pact 2025. Deonna Anderson.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 31, 2023
According to recent data published on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) by the Environment Agency (EA), aluminium packaging recycling volumes rocketed in Q2. In Q2 2023, 38,829 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling – a 5% increase year-on-year.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
How Keurig Dr Pepper is increasing its packaging recyclability. One of the goals of the platform was to convert all packaging to recyclable or compostable formats by 2025, while increasing the use of recycled content. . In 2019, Keurig Dr Pepper launched its Drink Well.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Reusable Packaging: Scaling Past a Pandemic. How can companies shift to reusable packaging models while dissuading concerns for safety and contamination? While using packaging over and over again is no new concept, recent business model innovations have seen a resurgence of reuse-inspired services.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 28, 2022
Environmental charity Hubbub is today (Tuesday 28 June) launching ‘Reuse Systems Unpacked’, a report uncovering the challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging systems. The research also identified the main motivators and barriers to people using reusable packaging schemes for food and drink. Key recommendations.
GreenBiz
JULY 11, 2022
Hubbub report explores best practices that can boost the adoption of reusable packaging systems.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Supporting Business in the Race to Create the World’s Most Sustainable Package. We’ve watched as retailers have made public commitments to remove products packaged in non-recyclable materials from their shelves and have seen governments implement policies to support the circular economy. Topics include: .
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 17, 2022
The study anticipates a shift from polymer-based to fibre-based packaging (pictured) by 2040. Today, food packaging is predominantly plastic and recycling rates are relatively low. Today, food packaging is predominantly plastic and recycling rates are relatively low. Recycling rates for plastics are also projected to grow.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Climate considerations: Aligning packaging and carbon commitments. How can circular packaging solutions align with and advance carbon reduction goals, and how should companies balance these commitments? How can circular packaging initiatives, like reducing or reusing materials, aid companies on their journey towards carbon reduction?
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 15, 2023
An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. Hydrogen: Not a time to get blue?
GreenBiz
AUGUST 27, 2021
Manufacturers Zume and Solenis want to encourage others to eliminate the PFAS from food packaging.
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