GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Reusable packaging provides untapped payoffs for business. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. The case for reusable packaging.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 16, 2021

Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. Etsy also plans to address the second largest contributor to its footprint, packaging, which it started measuring in 2020, Mozen said. . She said Etsy is also interested in digging into the circular packaging space. Deonna Anderson. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 05:00.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2024

Procter & Gamble’s Responsible Beauty approach focuses on delivering superior consumer experience and value with sustainable packaging playing a key role.

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Packaging Sustainability 361

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Extended producer responsibility puts a price on the packaging materials a company brings into a state.

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Packaging 428

GreenBiz

JUNE 24, 2022

Chemicals of concern are in your food packaging.

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Packaging 393

GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2022

These orgs want to make reuse easy for cities and companies.

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Packaging 535

GreenBiz

AUGUST 25, 2021

The European seaweed industry expected to be worth around 8 billion pounds in the next 10 years, according to the packaging company.

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Packaging 369

GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2022

If you are a brand, a packaging producer, or basically anyone else in the economy, don’t sleep on packaging.

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Packaging 344

GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19. During our conversation, we also discussed Ellis’ long-term CSR priorities, the company’s packaging goals and its partnership with Loop. One of those is reducing plastics in Boots-owned brand packaging, in line with the UK Plastics Pact 2025. Deonna Anderson.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2023

Key takeaways from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition's annual Impact conference.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

Companies should think more holistically about the link between packaging and carbon.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 20, 2022

Sponsored: Increasing recycled fiber in packaging will advance circularity and help withmitigate climate concernschange. But it requires collaboration along the whole supply chain.

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GreenBiz

MAY 2, 2022

In the loop: The restaurant chain becomes latest major brand to announce partnership with re-usable packaging service provider Loop.

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Packaging 377

GreenBiz

AUGUST 11, 2023

These reuse and refill packaging innovations are worth watching, from the stuff you put on your face to the stuff you put in your mouth.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2023

In 2025, there will be media and consumer outrage around all the failed commitments related to eliminating virgin plastic packaging and increasing the use of recycled material.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

Nine brand-owners, an independent test & research centre and two universities will bring expertise over 2 years to develop and test an artificial intelligence (AI) decision model 1 that could help with the separating of packages that are currently not properly sorted such as food and non-food packaging.

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GreenBiz

JULY 11, 2022

Hubbub report explores best practices that can boost the adoption of reusable packaging systems.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Scientists have developed biodegradable food packaging material that kills microbes that contaminate foods. The waterproof packaging uses a type of corn protein called zein, plus starch and other natural compounds. A team of scientists from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the Harvard T.H. developed the material.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2020

Latent distrust about safety won't disappear on its own, so advocates must prepare to double down on discussing the virtues of reusable bags, cups or containers.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Sponsored: The roadmap for packaging manufacturers and brand owners seeking to incorporate recycled fiber into products starts with organizational leadership.

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GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2023

There are a host of innovations in compostable packaging. Here are some of my favorites, and why.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The UK Plastic Packaging tax places a £200 per tonne levy on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. The UK Plastic Packaging tax places a £200 per tonne levy on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. million tonnes of plastic packaging waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A major international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report – with a focus on Near Infrared (NIR) technology.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP estimates that 750,000 tonnes of post-consumer plastic packaging is not currently collected for recycling, in its new UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey report.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

Plastics recycling charity RECOUP has called on packaging designers and specifiers not to forget the basics when it comes to plastic packaging recyclability. Although current trends may seek to explore new innovations in packaging, often the fundamentals for designing for recyclability are forgotten.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Plastic packaging use and plastic packaging collection quantities have dropped for the first time in RECOUP’s annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey. The UK’s overall recycling rate for plastic packaging from household and commercial sources is 52%.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 13, 2023

Sponsored: With emerging regulations targeting sustainable packaging, and mounting customer and investor pressure, businesses need to better understand the packaging they use.

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Packaging Sustainability 252

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

A new tool promises to remove much of the uncertainty faced by packaging designers and others when it comes to understanding the recyclability of fibre-based products (either finished or under-development). Papercycle is described as the UK’s first comprehensive recyclability assessment and certification service for fibre-based packaging.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

From 18 April, Uber Eats customers in Central London have been given the option to order their takeaway in reusable containers and easily return them – all in a bid to tackle single-use packaging. When placing their orders, Uber Eats customers can opt-in to receive their food in reusable packaging.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 23, 2023

(Left to right) Francesca Hawes (MRF Operations Manager, Thalia); Alex Snelling-Day (Waste Policy, Climate and Environment Team Manager, GCSWS); Bryony Rothwell (RECAP Waste Partnership Manager) A new campaign promoting metal packaging recycling has been introduced by RECAP, the waste partnership between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

The survey was conducted by Sapio Research, on behalf of Celebration Packaging. Our survey has found that the vast majority of consumers (80%) are not familiar with forever chemicals and the term PFAS,” says Celebration Packaging Managing Director Nick Burton.

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GreenBiz

MAY 28, 2024

The company will publish a 70-page guide in June detailing how it redesigned its boxes, coatings, enclosures and labels.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2020

Applications in packaging and other products are beginning to gain momentum.

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Packaging Innovation 522

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 28, 2022

Environmental charity Hubbub is today (Tuesday 28 June) launching ‘Reuse Systems Unpacked’, a report uncovering the challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging systems. The research also identified the main motivators and barriers to people using reusable packaging schemes for food and drink. Key recommendations.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The holiday season has a dirty little secret: lots of waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 2, 2023

The eight finalists range across four sectors: transportation, electronics, packaging and healthcare, and a full list is provided below. In the packaging category, for example, the judges said they were looking for optimized, environmentally friendly packaging solutions that maintain food and product safety.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2021

Numerous companies have set 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging goals such as Colgate-Palmolive and Kellogg. Virtually all these companies, though, are not tracking whether their packaging is actually recycled and what new products their packaging becomes. These questions are harder to answer.

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