Advanced recycling technology can keep hard-to-recycle plastics within the loop while allowing food manufacturers to benefit from packaging solutions that promote circularity and lower carbon emissions.
DMF is recyclable, less energy-intensive to produce, and has already been utilized as an alternative to single-use plastics. But the material had never been used in beverage packaging – until now.
The bosses of Arla Foods UK, Müller Milk and Ingredients, and First Milk heard that British dairy needs to adopt a careful approach to its consumer messaging if the sector’s sustainability efforts are to be recognized by shoppers.
We speak to three of the biggest packaging manufacturers to find out what each is doing to improve recycling rates for mainstream packaging solutions like beverage cartons and plastic films. “As an industry, we have the ambition to achieve a 90% collection...
IGD has published a new report to help the food and consumer goods industry drive progress towards the shared ambition of halving the environmental impact of the UK packaging system by 2030.
Cyclyx International, LLC, a consortium-based supply chain innovation company aiming to increase the recycling rate of plastic from 10% to 90%, has announced Sealed Air has joined the consortium.
Dairy company Müller is partnering with retailer Waitrose in the UK on a trial to scrap blue, green and red caps used on milk bottles, replacing them with clear caps.
The largest Belarusian flexo printing house Uniflex has announced it has started industrial production of mono-material structure packaging suitable for recycling.
Stora Enso has developed UltraThinPE Tec, which the company said reduces the amount of plastic coating in foodservice board (FSB) and applications such as single-use paper cups.
Packaging company DS Smith said it is exploring how seaweed fibers can be used as a raw material in paper and packaging products amid increasing demand for sustainable goods from customers and consumers.
With less than a year to go until the Plastic Packaging Tax is introduced in the UK, a study by Veolia shows 83% of businesses asked were not even aware of the tax.
We have conversations with Oscar Zollman Thomas, Formo’s lead researcher; Sumathi Manjunath, digital infrastructure & sustainability director at Danone Specialized Nutrition; and PACCOR CEO, Andreas Schuette.
SIG has announced tethered caps will be launched for its beverage cartons in Europe in the second half of 2021, ahead of the July 2024 deadline set by EU regulations.
This week, we have three interviews on the podcast. We have conversations with Shannon Coco, strategic marketing director, food at Kerry North America, and Logan Cisewski, RD&A senior scientist at Kerry; Tim Duret, director of sustainable technology...
This week, we have three interviews, and four guests. We have conversations with Fred Griemsmann, vice president cheese and powder systems at Tetra Pak, and Harald Mag, vice president, enterprise accounts, Rockwell Automation; Joe Heinzelmann, director...
UK resource management company Veolia is set to make a major increase to the amount of recycled plastic used in milk bottles and close the recycling loop for the UK dairy industry.
German retailer REWE is removing the additional plastic lid on all 500g cups of natural yogurt and from April on all 500g cups of soy yogurt on its "ja!" brands.
In advance of European legislation banning single-use plastic items such as cutlery, plates and straws by July 2021, California-based EcoTensil has introduced the AquaDot range of plastic-free, extra sturdy, folding paperboard cutlery.
ETF Partners (The Environmental Technologies Fund) has announced a £5m ($6.8m) investment in The Modern Milkman (TMM), a UK startup committed to building a more convenient and sustainable approach to grocery shopping.
Finnish company Neste has successfully processed 400 tons of liquefied plastic waste at its refinery in Finland this fall, an amount corresponding to the annual amount of plastic waste generated by 20,000 average European citizens (based on Eurostat figures).
In partnership with SIG, a Swiss-headquartered systems and solutions provider for aseptic carton packaging, Nestlé Brazil’s complete NESCAU beverage range is now available in SIG’s combiblocMini carton packs with SIG’s renewable and recyclable paper straw...
It’s a packed Dairy Dialog podcast this week, with interviews on cheese, plastic recycling by bacteria, a new filling machine, and the Snackcelerator winner.
The environmental impact of packaging has gained importance within the last few years. Manufacturers are seeking new approaches to use environmentally-friendly materials such as paper. Sensitive products like dairy, call for innovative technologies that...
BGN Technologies, a technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel, has announced a research collaboration agreement with Portuguese plastic recycling company ECOIBÉRIA.
Norwegian dairy company TINE has launched several new packaging solutions it said will reduce the company’s plastic consumption by more than 700 tonnes annually.
On this week’s podcast, we have four interviews, and five guests. We chatted with Vicky Davies, global marketing director, performance, active and medical nutrition, at FrieslandCampina Ingredients and Jouke Veldman, who heads up the Biotis SleepWell...
A ‘closed-loop’ circular system that allows for the introduction of plastic materials in the recycling cycle, reducing costs and impact on the environment, has been developed by Italy's Aliplast, a Gruppo Hera company and European producer of flexible...
Swiss-headquartered SIG’s fully recyclable and renewable paper straw solution for aseptic carton packs is being launched for the first time in Europe by French retail group Intermarché.
We talk to Tetra Pak about its packaging made from “fully traceable” Brazilian sugarcane certified by Bonsucro. “The decision to source in Brazil is part of our sustainability commitment,” says the company’s director of sourcing and manufacturing.
Müller UK & Ireland has secured a long-term partnership with Biffa Polymers, which allows the dairy company to meet increased demand for packaging made from recycled materials.
Nestlé Chile has made its Batido yogurt pots more easily recyclable, inching towards its commitment that 100% of its packaging will be recyclable or reusable by 2020.
‘There is a trend for plastic packaging acquisitions despite all the bad rap for plastic, and that’s despite companies such as DS Smith turning towards Amazon,’ claims Nick Mockett, head of packaging M&A, Moorgate Capital.
The University of Applied Sciences, Vienna has updated its Circular Packaging Design Guidelines ‘given the challenges of certain packaging for recyclability’.
Mondi, BASF and COROOS, a European company in the preservation of fruits, vegetables and pulses have produced a stand-up pouch that is safe for food contact, partly made with raw material, derived from chemically recycled plastic.
