Sustainability

Food Lion Brand Demos Advanced Recycling-Based Circular System

Flexible plastic waste from the food supply chain is recycled and attributed to ISCC PLUS certified-circular polymers used for new food-grade packaging. First announced in April 2022, the first-of-its-kind project is now being evaluated for scalability.

April 27, 2023

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Sustainability

RecycleReady Technology from Dow Receives RecyClass Recyclability Approval

Dow

Dow’s RecycleReady Technology is the first compatibilizer to obtain a Recyclability Approval. It was found to be fully compatible with the European flexible PE recycling stream.

April 26, 2023

Sustainability

Disruptive Bottling System Closes the Loop

The Boomerang Bottling System allows customers to sanitize, filter, fill, and cap single-serve water bottles on-site in reusable glass or aluminum containers that can be collected and refilled on-the-spot.

April 26, 2023

Sustainability

Purecycle’s Flagship Polypropylene Purification Plant Reaches Mechanical Completion

PureCycle Technologies

Production of pellets at the Ironton, Ohio recycling facility is currently expected to start in the second quarter of 2023.

April 25, 2023

Sustainability

Ball Aerosol Packaging Achieves ASI certification

Ball Corporation

Ball Corp. announces received the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certification for the Performance and Chain of Custody Standards for its Global Aerosol Packaging division.

April 25, 2023

Operational Excellence

Recycling Infrastructure Expands for Flexible Plastic Films

Innovations like artificial intelligence and chemical recycling could solve challenges with recycling flexible plastic film.

April 21, 2023

Containers & Closures

Clover Sonoma Dairy Pioneers 30% rHDPE Milk Jug

California dairy overcomes the challenges of sourcing and using recycled HDPE to introduce what it says is the first 30% recycled-content HDPE milk jug for liquid milk.

April 18, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

LVMH, Erewhon, and Bonnysa Innovate with Bio-Based and Circular Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of bio-based and circular packaging innovations by LVMH, Erewhon, and Bonnysa from ThePackHub’s March Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

April 17, 2023

Sustainability

Tetra Pak UK Report Outlines Importance of Decarbonizing Food Systems in Reaching Net Zero

Tetra Pak Inc.

New research reveals businesses and consumers are determined not to lose sight of net zero ambitions, particularly those that can be achieved through the decarbonization of food systems.

April 14, 2023

Operational Excellence

Flexible Plastic Films Push for Recycling Expansion

Flexible plastic films could grow faster than plastics overall in the coming years, but recycling infrastructure improvements are needed to support these materials.

April 14, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

California Initiative Promotes Milk Jug Circularity

A consumer education campaign from the California Milk Advisory Board promotes the sustainability benefits of the HDPE milk jug and encourages consumers to ‘Recycle the Jug.’

April 14, 2023

Additives, coatings & inks

Christophe Lopez Appointed Chief Commercial Officer for Leibinger

LEIBINGER

Lopez will be responsible for the commercial development, from strategy to implementation, for Leibinger’s sales and marketing teams.

April 14, 2023

Cartons and boxes

Ska Brewing's Paperboard Can Handles Use Automated Applicator

Ska Brewing out of Durango, Colo. installed a CanCollar Corsair provided by WestRock.

April 12, 2023