From recyclability to carbon footprint and shelf life, we find out more about the properties of Tetra Brik Aseptic 200 Slim Leaf, Tetra Pak’s new aseptic carton with a paper-based barrier.
We chat with Amcor’s Laura Delapeyronnie and Fromagerie Milleret’s Chloe Petit on how the two companies partnered to develop a paper-based soft cheese packaging solution that can be processed in existing paper streams.
Global food and beverage conglomerate Nestlé injects multi-million-pound investment into Impact Recycling’s pioneering facility to progress hard-to-recycle plastic management and create positive environmental change.
Packaging multinational Mondi has partnered with Swedish dairy co-op Skånemejerier to launch new mono-material packaging that's easy to sort and recycle.
Environmental and consumer rights organisations are taking legal action against Nestlé, Danone, and The Coca-Cola Company, over recyclable claims made about their plastic bottles. They have raised an external alert to both the European Commission and...
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.
As consumer support for sustainable packaging gains pace, labor shortages and supply chain constraints are hindering the sustainability efforts of the food and beverage industry in the UK and Ireland.
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...
The multi-national’s dietitians and nutritionist will support the charity and its community group partners with an annual webinar as well as provide recipes and nutritional information.
The status has been achieved by reducing the company’s own scope one and two emissions as well as through working with farmers to reduce their environmental impact.
Brook + Whittle has launched a novel type of recyclable shrink sleeve that provides opacity, allowing manufacturers to switch to more widely-recyclable plastic packaging without fear of light oxidation.
Tetra Pak is developing a fibre-based barrier to replace the aluminium layer currently needed in food and beverage packaging like juice boxes and milk cartons. We caught up with Tetra Pak’s Davide Braghiroli, Product Director Packaging Materials and Alternative...
Packaging and paper company Mondi is highlighting the need for innovative packaging solutions in the fresh food industry by introducing two new recyclable packaging products - a paper-based tray and a semi-rigid plastic tray - at Anuga FoodTec.
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.
A new report from Finland’s Technical Research Center (VTT), Recycling Food Packaging, highlights technology solutions expected to become commercially available in the next five years, and says partnerships are essential to deliver the necessary technological...
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.
Unilever has switched its range of Carte D’Or ice cream in the UK from plastic packs to responsibly sourced, recyclable paper tubs and lids in a move that will save more than 900 tons of virgin plastic each year.
Norwegian-based Elopak ASA, a supplier of carton packaging and filling equipment, said it had a satisfactory end to last year and experienced revenue growth of 12%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.
The prices of materials often used for flexible packaging continued to accelerate in the final quarter of 2021, due mainly to the spike in energy costs, which began to increase dramatically after August, according to Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), the...
In line with incoming packaging tax regulation in the UK to be introduced in April 2022, PACCOR’s production team in Mansfield, UK, are now offering caps with a minimum 30% rHDPE.
The largest Belarusian flexo printing house Uniflex has announced it has started industrial production of mono-material structure packaging suitable for recycling.
This week we feature three interviews: Libor Miloševský, general manager, Cardbox Packaging; Henrik Andersen, CEO of Arla Foods Ingredients; and three guests related to the Real California Milk Excelerator - John Talbot, CEO of the California Milk Advisory...
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has launched a public information campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the recyclability of milk jugs made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or #2 plastic.
Polystyvert, a Canadian company that develops dissolution technology, and COEXPAN, which produces form fill seal (FFS) food packaging systems, are collaborating to validate the use of the dissolution rPS for FFS yogurt packaging applications.
In a first for a national dairy brand in the US, Chobani has unveiled a yogurt cup made with 80% paperboard that will hit the market later this year in its single-serve oat blend products, with a view to rolling out across a wider set of products over...
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.
Tetra Pak and Stora Enso are partnering with the aim of providing circular solutions to the market by investing in a recycling solution set to triple recycling in Central and Eastern Europe.
Global packaging and paper group Mondi, along with cheese packaging company Hazeleger Kaas and brand owner Westland Kaas, have worked together to package the Dutch Maaslander brand in EnvelopeForm, a new fully recyclable polypropylene (PP) mono-material...
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...
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.
Tetra Pak has introduced certified recycled polymers, becoming the first company in the food and beverage packaging industry to be awarded Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Advanced Products certification.
