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Packaging
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Sealed Air invests in plastics recycling technology
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sealed Air Corporation has signed a collaboration agreement with Plastic Energy, which has developed a chemical recycling technology to transform traditionally non-recyclable plastic waste into hydrocarbon products. Additionally, Sealed Air has made an equity investment in Plastic…
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Report slams corporate inaction on plastic pollution
BERKELEY, Calif. – The largest companies are far too slow in adopting responsive actions and promoting reusability, recyclability, or compostability in their packaging, and are failing to shift away from wasteful packaging and toward circular models that prioritize absolute reduction.…
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Recycled packaging for Philly cream cheese
EVANSVILLE, Indiana – Berry Global Group, Inc. will supply Mondelēz International with packaging containing recycled plastic for Philadelphia cream cheese. The package contains plastic material recovered using advanced recycling technology from Berry’s partnership with SABIC, announced earlier this year. “We…
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Reducing food waste through better packaging
VANCOUVER – Paper or plastic? Glass or tin? Or no packaging at all? A new research report from the National Zero Waste Council reveals the relationships between food waste, packaging and GHG emissions. It provides insight into how and when…
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Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone
Amid understandable concern over health and hygiene during the pandemic, the problem of disposable plastics has taken a back seat
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Regulations may boost less sustainable plastic alternatives
Plastics have become the public face of the waste pollution crisis, prompting an unprecedented consumer and regulatory backlash. Industry is responding by switching to other materials without considering their environmental impact.
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European recycling markets reel from coronavirus
Industry worried about limited volumes entering collection systems, logistics disruptions, potential downstream demand losses in non-packaging sectors, buyers abandoning sustainability measures and a reduction in necessary long-term investment
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Transcontinental to recycle plastics
MONTREAL – Packaging and media giant TC Transcontinental is creating a recycling group within its packaging division. The new group will start purchasing equipment for converting flexible plastics recovered from sorting facilities and other commercial, industrial and agricultural sources into…
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Recyclable toothpaste tube will appeal to consumers
GlobalData’s recent survey shows that 44 percent of consumers say they prefer recyclable packaging in grooming products
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KFC trying bamboo to replace single-use containers
VAUGHAN, Ontario – KFC Canada is testing a bamboo fiber poutine bucket in early 2020. Although bamboo is a new innovation to packaging, it has been used throughout history for many applications, from food sources to building materials. Bamboo is…
