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.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Extended producer responsibility puts a price on the packaging materials a company brings into a state.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Plastic packaging use and plastic packaging collection quantities have dropped for the first time in RECOUP’s annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey. The UK’s overall recycling rate for plastic packaging from household and commercial sources is 52%.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2023

Key takeaways from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition's annual Impact conference.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2022

Last year was a reckoning for companies racing the clock to meet their 2025 sustainable packaging goals.

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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.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2022

If you are a brand, a packaging producer, or basically anyone else in the economy, don’t sleep on packaging.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Sponsored: The roadmap for packaging manufacturers and brand owners seeking to incorporate recycled fiber into products starts with organizational leadership.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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GreenBiz

MAY 2, 2022

In the loop: The restaurant chain becomes latest major brand to announce partnership with re-usable packaging service provider Loop.

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Packaging 378

GreenBiz

AUGUST 22, 2022

The retailer plans to open up Circular Connector, a database of packaging innovations, in late 2022.

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GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2023

There are a host of innovations in compostable packaging. Here are some of my favorites, and why.

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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”.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Following a successful two-year trial of interval timers on packaged wastewater treatment plant blowers has resulted in an average 50% energy reduction at a site in Cornwall. This included a stringent Environment Agency effluent discharge permit for biological oxygen demand, suspended solids, and ammonia. “We

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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.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 24, 2022

Chemicals of concern are in your food packaging.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Food packaging testing is used to evaluate any packaging that comes into contact with food products. With the help of food packaging testing, manufacturers can ensure that their food packaging protects food quality and keeps the product free from contamination. What Is Compatibility Testing in Food Packaging?

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Charged

APRIL 25, 2024

DGeo, the packaging division of US-based Labelmaster, has expanded its large-format lithium battery packaging solutions to include collapsible, clippable wooden crates. The crates are flat-packed, stackable, and available in seven seizes to optimize warehouse space and shipment savings. Source: Labelmaster

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Charged

JULY 4, 2024

As part of its commitment that all Uber vehicles operating in London be electric by the end of 2025, the San Francisco-headquartered company is offering its London drivers a three-component PowerUp Package worth up to £22,750 to make the switch. Currently, 25% of miles driven by Uber operators in London are electric.

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Charged

JULY 10, 2024

Microchip Technology is offering an on-board charger (OBC) package designed to help developers speed their time to market by using key technologies from one supplier, including the control, gate drive and power stage.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As part of its ongoing work to raise awareness about the benefits of recycling aluminium packaging, Alupro has launched an educational video taking viewers behind the scenes of the post-consumer journey – from recycling bin through to reprocessing. To find out more about Alupro, head to www.alupro.org.uk.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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Packaging Carbon Retail Sustainability 219

GreenBiz

JULY 11, 2022

Hubbub report explores best practices that can boost the adoption of reusable packaging systems.

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Packaging 347

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.

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GreenBiz

MAY 28, 2024

The company will publish a 70-page guide in June detailing how it redesigned its boxes, coatings, enclosures and labels.

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