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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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 14, 2020

Unpacking Packaging: The Nuances of Material Health. How can businesses balance material health, regulatory compliance and public perception when selecting packaging materials? The health and safety implications of materials used in packaging has become a growing concern for consumers, brands and retailers.

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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. You have retailers in the U.K. We then merged with Alliance UniChem, a European-based retailer and wholesaler.

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U.S. Green Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Add-ons have a special place when we talk about the custom boxes for retailers. There are different types of add-ons that packaging manufacturers use in the boxes according to the requirements of the businesses. The post Advantages of using add-ons in retail packaging appeared first on U.S.

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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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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: .

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Two ways P&G is working toward its packaging goals. Procter & Gamble's Tide laundry detergent brand first introduced in January 2019 its "Eco-Box," which has been compared to a wine box because of its design made from paperboard with a tap for dispensing, in an effort to reduce the plastic in its packaging. Deonna Anderson.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

After two years of running mostly online, the company is partnering with retail and fast food companies for an in-person experience.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 17, 2022

What can we learn from these in-market pilots of refillable cups and reusable retail bags?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Packaging data specialist, ecoveritas , has called on the print and packaging sectors to take ‘a more targeted and action-led’ approach to sustainability, following the publishing of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Green Claims Code. This is why we’re such a passionate advocate of data-driven sustainability.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Despite some encouraging progress on transparency and labeling , toxic chemicals are still getting into our food, primarily from food contact materials such as packaging and handling equipment. Fortunately, retailers and grocers are starting to take notice and to make commitments. Taking safe packaging to the next level.

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Business Green

APRIL 11, 2024

Retail giant claims more than half its shipments in Europe now come in recyclable and lightweight packages

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Tesco has launched a new system that allows its customers to buy a wide range of food, drink, household and beauty products in reusable and durable packaging. Customers wishing to opt for reusable packaging simply visit the Loop fixture in the store and add the products they want into their trolley as a part of their shop.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2024

Retailer says changes to sandwich and toastie packaging will remove 4.5 million units of plastic from its supply chain

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Business Green

APRIL 16, 2024

Retail giant lifts lid on AI tech that can automatically choose most appropriate and efficient packaging for deliveries

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

Many people want to do their bit for the environment, and a lot of brands are getting on board with the idea too, especially in regard to the packaging they choose to use. Excessive packaging is a big contributor to environmental issues such as pollution, landfills, and carbon footprints, and a lot of it really is unnecessary.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

After two years of running mostly online, the company is partnering with retail and fast food companies for an in-person experience.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

Manufacturers, retailers and recyclers urged to join the collaboration. In collaboration with manufacturers, retailers and recyclers, the Fund intends to improve flexible plastic recycling and reduce plastic pollution by giving the material a stable value. Several other major retailers are set to follow suit. Mars UK, Mondel?z

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. ” The company says it is already in talks with major consumer brands, retailers and food packaging suppliers.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

How Perdue, Smithfield and Silver Fern Farms are reducing packaging waste. Food companies have a dual responsibility when it comes to waste reduction aspirations: optimizing their operations to minimize food waste while reducing the amount of other materials — especially the waste associated with packaging — sent to landfill.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2021

An apparent industry-first initiative aims to help beauty influencers and media recycle empty packaging and containers produced every month from beauty samples and cosmetic tester pots. The beauty industry alone produces more than 120 billion units of packaging globally (Zerowaste, 2020).

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Since the world was introduced to the first meal kit over a decade ago, the industry has matured in size and familiarity, but it also has endured notable criticism surrounding packaging and its perceived impact on the environment. For meal kits, packaging waste was one of those unintended consequences.

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Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2021

As we enjoy our new gifts, it’s sobering to think of packaging waste such as plastic mailers and bubble wrap adding to landfill or ending up in oceans. Our concerns about plastic and packaging usually point to online retailers, especially one of the world’s biggest: Amazon. Online retail is a leading contributor to the problem.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Retailers need to make the switch from plastic shopping bags to eco-friendly alternatives. Green Packaging Group: A company that creates multiples types of green packaging for any type of business, big or small. Green Packaging Group sells reusable and recycled bags, boxes, filler/cushioning, paper, wraps, envelopes, and more.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2024

The retail giant operates one of Europe's most advanced R&D centres for robotics, AI, and machine learning in Northern Italy - BusinessGreen went to take a look at the resulting green innovations

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2021

Supermarket becomes latest retailer to explore the potential for packaging-free groceries. Aldi has today launched a new trial that will see it sell its first packaging-free products at a store in Ulverston, Cumbria.

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 2, 2021

Now, more shoppers are becoming aware of another concern: Chemicals in food packaging that are winding up in our bodies. There’s a large and growing body of evidence around the prevalence of toxic chemicals in food packaging and the impact they’re having on human health. Chemicals in food packaging are under a microscope.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

One of the biggest culprits when it comes to an industry’s impact is packaging materials and accessories. This has led to a wave of innovative new eco-friendly alternatives from environmentally damaging packaging materials. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS. CORNSTARCH PACKAGING. Similar U.S. They are also less expensive.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Iceland managing director Richard Walker calls on government to make plastic packaging tonnage disclosure mandatory in order to tackle plastic pollution crisis. Last year, Lidl's total plastic packaging footprint stood at just over 60,000 tonnes, the figures show. Our message is clear.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

Enhanced options for consumer takeback via retailers : This includes strengthened obligations on retailers, in particular free collection of used appliances when delivering new appliances, and simpler in-store take back options for consumers. This would be consistent with the current packaging reforms. •

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2021

Companies across the UK's manufacturing, technology and retail sectors have been urged to formally commit to net zero in the run up to the crucial COP26 climate summit in Glasgow later this year by the government's Net Zero Business Champion Andrew Griffith MP.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 18, 2020

which recently announced its 10-year Vision 2030 sustainability plan, is prioritizing initiatives including habitat protection and reimagining its packaging. million , having fully circular packaging by investing $100 million in developing regenerative solutions, and decreasing its greenhouse gas emissions. Natura & Co.,

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EDF + Business

MARCH 24, 2021

A new framework gives brands and retailers that are either creating a clean beauty program, or strengthening already-existing “clean” shops and labels, the ground rules for executing a responsible and credible program, with a focus on ingredient safety. Make a banned list and actively champion safer ingredients.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

” “In the last three years of reporting, the UK Plastics Pact has doubled the recycled content in packaging, and driven the significant elimination of unnecessary (84%) and hard to recycle (90%) components in packaging. In practice, not all plastic packaging will be recycled through local authority collections by 2025.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Crisp brand to drive down virgin plastic use with clutch of packaging design innovations. Walkers is to invest £14m in packaging designs it claims will cut 250 tonnes of virgin plastic from its supply chain each year, the crisp brand announced last week.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Industry Voice: Dow's Angels Domenech explains how innovative plastic packaging and recycling processes can drive down food waste, plastic waste and emissions. Dow products and technologies support the food packaging industry, including meat and cheese, fruit and vegetables, snacks and cereals, coffee and confectionery, and even pet food.

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