Sustainability

Sidel Opens New Hub Dedicated to Recycling Primary Packaging

At its PET recycling pilot line in Octeville, France, Sidel will develop its understanding of PET recycling with the aim of giving comprehensive support to the market as it switches to greater use of recycled PET.

October 13, 2022

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ProAmpac to Highlight Sustainable Product Innovations, Fresh Food To-Go Packaging at PACK EXPO International

ProAmpac

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth S-3582! ProAmpac will showcase its ProActive Recyclable® packaging innovations, along with a complete line of fresh food to-go packaging for both hot and cold applications.

October 13, 2022

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ASUS Laptop Box Converts to Computer Stand

Computer hardware/electronics company ASUS strives to meet its sustainable packaging goals with a new laptop box that uses 90% recycled pulp and can be reused as a computer stand.

October 12, 2022

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Ultrasonic Weld Keeps Oil-Extending Pods Intact in Foodservice Fryers

An oil-life extending pod can help foodservice joints extend fry oil's usefulness, a positive on many fronts. But keeping pod packs together in a hot-oil bath required ultrasonic welds. And eventually, product popularity demanded further automation.

October 11, 2022

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Aptar Food + Beverage Receives RecyClass Approval for its SimpliCycle

Aptar

Aptar Food + Beverage received approval for its SimpliCycle™ TPE-S valve from RecyClass as fully compatible with PP, PET, and HDPE recycling streams.

October 7, 2022

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Formost Fuji to Exhibit at PACK EXPO International

Formost Fuji Corporation

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth S-2766! Formost Fuji will exhibit solutions for wrapping and bagging a variety of products and will showcase its ground meat system designed to package meat without a tray.

October 6, 2022

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Sidel Commits to the Circular Economy by Joining R-Cycle

Sidel Group

Sidel, a global packaging solutions company, became a member of R-Cycle, a community designing digital “product passports” to accelerate the recycling of plastic packaging around the world.

October 5, 2022

Flexible packaging

Saperatec, Wentus, and Henkel Develop Fully Circular Flexible Packaging Prototype

Saperatec GmbH

Prototype comprises 35% PCR content, per goals proposed for EU Directive on packaging and packaging waste.

October 5, 2022

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Grower Trials Grab-and-Go Paper Pack for Larger Apples

Tree fruit grower Stemilt designs a recyclable four-pack tray for larger-sized apples that encourages purchase of bulk fruit and makes retail merchandising easier in-store and online.

October 5, 2022

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Unilever, Anheuser-Busch, and Others Improve Packaging Recyclability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging recyclability innovations by Unilever, Anheuser-Busch, and others from ThePackHub’s September Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

October 4, 2022

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Clysar ReClaim PCR Resins Achieve Certification from SCS Global Services

Clysar, LLC

SCS Global Services certified Clysar® ReClaim™ PCR Resins as pre-consumer recycled material. Now many of its shrink films can contain certified pre-consumer recycled resin and/or are prequalified by How2Recycle® for Store Drop-Off.

October 3, 2022

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M. Holland Co. Offers Post-Consumer Recycled Resins to Help Brands Meet Sustainability Goals

M. Holland Co.

These post-consumer recycled (PCR) resins are cleaner and easier to color, enabling brand owners and OEMs to meet aggressive sustainability goals.

October 1, 2022

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Biotrend Energy Selects Honeywell Technology to Build Recycling Plant

Honeywell Process Solutions

Honeywell announced Biotrend Energy will apply its UpCycle Process Technology in Biotrend Energy’s planned plastics recycling factory in Turkey.

September 30, 2022