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Innovative approaches address sustainability issues

My August 2018 column noted the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s launch in the UK and Chile of a global initiative to reduce plastics marine waste.

December 3, 2018

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Packaging and sterilizing implants and instruments together Yields advantages: Part II

Jason Haider, Xenco Medical’s CEO, discusses how its products are packed and sterilized, then points out the benefits of these single-use devices for hospitals and healthcare facilities.

November 22, 2018

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Packaging and sterilizing implants and instruments together yields advantages: Part I

Xenco Medical’s innovative approach to gamma-sterilizing spinal implants and instruments at the same time delivers multiple benefits to surgical facilities.

November 20, 2018

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Now Plastics: Recycled PET films

Now Plastics offers post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET films made from 60 to 90% PCR PET resin. They are designed with a high content of recycled PET materials that have been sanitized and reconfigured into film grade resin, making them environmentally sensitive and 100% compliant with sustainability requirements.

November 14, 2018

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CPGs strategize on tepid recycling adoption

Packaging World talks with vegan-friendly cosmetics brand Love Beauty and Planet and non-profit Recycle Across America about the solutions and strategies for closing the plastics loop and preventing waste from going into oceans.

November 4, 2018

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Pretium Packaging to target specialty beverage market

Pretium Packaging is positioning its amber-colored 64-oz SureHandle PET bottle as an alternative for glass beer growlers, cold brew coffee.

October 30, 2018

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The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment draws ‘a line in the sand’

Signatories representing 290 organizations sign the Ellen MacArthur Foundation-led initiative to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at the source.

October 29, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

How can holistic packaging design alleviate marine litter?

A new white paper distills scientific research on the effects of plastic on ocean ecosystems and recommends ways the packaging industry can help reduce the amount of marine litter.

October 29, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo expands sustainable packaging vision

Building on its Performance with Purpose 2025 agenda, PepsiCo sets a new goal of using 25% recycled content in its plastic packaging by 2025.

October 28, 2018

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rPlanet Earth and Krones collaborate to open North American plastics recycling installation

rPlanet Earth recently held the grand opening of the first bottle-to-bottle vertically integrated, closed-loop PET recycling system in North America—with Krones technology at the heart of its operations.

October 26, 2018

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STO Responsible: Sustainable, child-resistant box

Rigid, reusable plastic box offers protection for cannabis products, while an additive in the material accelerates degradation to avoid clogged landfills.

October 24, 2018

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Sodexo joins war on single-use plastic

The foodservice company unveils a plan to eliminate up to 245 million pieces of single-use plastic items as well as EPS and straws, beginning with single-use plastic bags and stirrers.

October 24, 2018

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New plant goes from PET bale to rPET packaging

New facility with an 80,000,000-lb annual capacity sorts, cleans, and purifies PET waste to produce rPET rollstock, thermoformed containers, and molded bottle preforms.

October 21, 2018