Sustainability

An overview of Nestlé’s sustainable packaging progress in 2023

Nestlé has outlined its steps towards its packaging sustainability targets in 2023 – cutting down on single-use plastics, increasing design

Pro Food members caution against fresh fruit and veg plastic ban

At the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin, key players from fruit and vegetable supply chain organizations came together to

The Brief: How viable is biorecycling for plastics?

Mondi partnerships repurpose release liner waste into insulation and paper towels

Mondi claims to have reduced 95% of its waste at its Dutch and German release liner production sites in two

Tamper-evident, fibre-based, recyclable labels unveiled by Faller Packaging

Faller Packaging has developed a recyclable, fibre-based, semi-transparent and tamper-proof label with first-opening indication, designed for

Data implies LCAs could underestimate CO2 emissions from fossil-based plastics

New data sets have led the Renewable Carbon Initiative to suggest that products derived from crude oil and natural gas

How to get involved with Nextek’s COtooCLEAN demonstration plant

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is funding a new demonstration plant to conduct Nextek’s COtooCLEAN, a water-free

Fourniture Industrie Service turns recycled kraft paper into bubble wrap

Fourniture Industrie Service (FIS) has produced bubble wrap made of recycled kraft paper in a bid to meet demand for

Opaque, floatable PO shrink film from Innovia Films geared towards higher rPET yield

Aiming to boost recycling for food-grade PET packaging, Innovia Films has unveiled a low-density white polyolefin shrink film

EU invests €5 million into Itero’s mixed plastic waste chemical recycling plant

Itero Technologies has been awarded €5 million by the EU’s Just Transition Fund to contribute to its chemical recycling

Report calculates 76% aluminium can collection rate in 2021

According to a new report from Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium, the overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans

Carlsberg and Ball envision higher recycling rates and more PCR content for cans

After taking steps to lightweight its beer cans, Carlsberg and Ball are laying out a joint roadmap to pursue their