Sustainability

Fraunhofer Institute announces new research project to assist designing recyclable bio-based coatings for paper packaging

The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV has announced a new research project, BiPaRe, which aims to identify

Finalist interview: home compostable, fibre-based ready meal trays from Green Monday

Green Monday’s Omnifoods Home Compostable Trays, which are made from sugarcane bagasse and bamboo fibre and can be composted

Finalist interview: the rPET Lenor bottle with digital watermarking

P&G is transitioning its laundry brand, Lenor, to shrink-sleeved transparent rPET bottles with digital watermarking in order

Avery Dennison offers Smart Packaging startups chance to shine through ADStretch

Avery Dennison has announced its first partnerships with startups for an accelerator program called ADStretch. The programme aims to solve

Finalist interview: Amcor’s recycle-ready HDPE blister packaging system

A finalist in the Recyclable Packaging category of the Sustainability Awards 2022, AmSky is an HDPE-based pharmaceutical blister packaging

Researchers develop degradable film that uses light to self-sterilise against viruses

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a degradable plastic film with a self-sterilising coating that can kill

Etma sees increase in European tube market at start of 2022 despite current energy crisis

Despite challenging economic conditions, deliveries of aluminium, laminate and plastic tubes rose by one percent according to the European Tube

Finalist interview: Facilitating the circular economy in Africa

In a bid to create a circular economy for its packaging, the Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company is working with

Finalist interview: Confidex’s RFID tags for tracking reusable packaging returns

Confidex, a Beontag company, has developed RAIN RFID tags that allow reusable takeaway food packaging to be tracked at events,

NEXTLOOPP partners with L’Oréal in effort to close the loop on polypropylene

NEXTLOOPP has partnered with L’Oréal as part of its project that is aiming to create food-grade recycled polypropylene

Amcor reveals seed capital winners with investments in biorenewables and nanotechnology

Global packaging company Amcor has announced the first batch of recipients for its Amcor Lift-Off seed funding initiative. Launched

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