Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2025

Packaging-tracing technology firm Polytag says it has successfully integrated four Polytag Plastic Detection Units at Material Recycling Facilities (MRFs) in Wales. 1 Polytag’s Plastic Detection Units scan packaging for invisible UV tags embedded in label artwork.

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Technology Recycling Recycling Plastics 130

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.

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Biodegradable Packaging Health Technology 279

GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Two ways P&G is working toward its packaging goals. Procter & Gamble's Tide laundry detergent brand first introduced in January 2019 its "Eco-Box," which has been compared to a wine box because of its design made from paperboard with a tap for dispensing, in an effort to reduce the plastic in its packaging. Deonna Anderson.

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Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 268

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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Packaging Recycling Recycling Plastics 263

GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Since the world was introduced to the first meal kit over a decade ago, the industry has matured in size and familiarity, but it also has endured notable criticism surrounding packaging and its perceived impact on the environment. For meal kits, packaging waste was one of those unintended consequences.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Stopford will now use its substantial technology innovation and engineering expertise to further develop and scale the novel hydro-thermal process called CircuPlast, enabling the conversion of non-recyclable end of life plastics into high-value chemicals for use as feedstock for the plastics industry.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 246

Charged

JANUARY 3, 2025

US automaker GM is extending its 14-year collaboration with South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution to develop prismatic cell technology. LG Energy Solution has experience with prismatic cell production and an extensive patent portfolio on battery design and manufacturing technologies, including packaging.

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Batteries Technology North America Patents 126

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2020

The National Brownfield Land Institute in Wolverhampton is one of the eight shovel ready projects to benefit from the £66m funding package. (L-R):

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Packaging Transportation Technology Innovation 246

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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Recycling Recycling Packaging Plastics 488

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

The study anticipates a shift from polymer-based to fibre-based packaging (pictured) by 2040. Today, food packaging is predominantly plastic and recycling rates are relatively low. Today, food packaging is predominantly plastic and recycling rates are relatively low. Recycling rates for plastics are also projected to grow.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. Hydrogen: Not a time to get blue?

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Packaging Policy Hydrogen Carbon-neutral 286

GreenBiz

APRIL 8, 2020

From packaging to ecosystem rehabilitation, mycelium — the root structure of mushrooms — has a lot to offer.

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Packaging Sustainability Agriculture Innovation 454

GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

The convergence of new technology, emerging social platforms, constrained natural resources and the evolving values of each new generation is changing the way we do business — whether it’s the sharing economy, the rise of products as a service or the retail shopping experience itself. Commerce as we know it is going through a rapid evolution.

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Retail Packaging Waste Waste 485

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

Innovative waste processing technology Juno began processing waste from a municipality in Seattle in February, part of a 12-week mixed waste processing pilot project. We are really excited about the diversion potential of mixed waste processing technologies like Juno,” said Pat McLaughlin, King County’s Solid Waste Division director.

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Waste Waste Technology Recycled materials 243

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails. 7 tips for companies developing reusable packaging. Three professors from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology discussing promising solutions in energy and water. Heather Clancy. Fri, 09/04/2020 - 02:00. Week in Review.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Sona Dadhania, Senior Technology Analyst at market intelligence firm IDTechEx looks at where PFAS has been used in food packaging, recent legislation mandating its removal, and alternative materials being explored. Such coatings could be found in: Take out boxes (i.e.,

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Packaging Sustainability Plastics Waste 147

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

Greenback Recycling Technologies , a company striving to develop circular solutions for packaging waste, has closed an approximately £8m series A financing round. It buys this waste from local collectors and sorters to provide feedstock for the production of food-grade packaging. Image: Shutterstock.com/Dusit Kachatong.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 288

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2025

Real-time monitoring In 2025, advanced AI and cloud technologies will be increasingly utilised for waste analysis, enhancing transparency in sorting facilities. With the 2030 target of 70% recyclability for all packaging looming, companies must urgently adapt to strict requirements for recyclability and robust infrastructure.

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Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Packaging 130

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 2, 2025

These awards attempt to laud the best advances in the use of recycled plastics in products, as well as the latest innovations in technology and machinery that facilitate plastics recycling. The winner of the Plastic Packaging Product of the Year category is kp 100% Tray2Tray PET food packaging tray by Klckner Pentaplast (Linpac Packaging).

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Europe 130

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2024

Sustainable packaging provider DS Smith has introduced a service for businesses to evaluate the recyclability levels of their packaging (“the first integrated paper, packaging, and recycling company to do so.”). Notes [1] DS Smith ‘Now & Next’ target of replacing one billion pieces of plastic by 2025.

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Packaging Recycling Recycling Plastics 147

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Despite some setbacks posed by the pandemic (including misinformation about the safety of reusables peddled by industry lobbying groups), the transition from single-use to reusable packaging is building real momentum. While source reduction continues to be the No.

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Plastics Packaging Waste Waste 518

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The European Container Glass industry has cautiously welcomed the European Commission’s declared ambition to promote effective recyclability and reuse of packaging, as outlined in the latest proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation , unveiled on 30 November. says Adeline Farrelly – Secretary General of FEVE.

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Packaging Waste Waste Recycling 173

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Viridor has chosen the very latest in sensor-based sorting technology from TOMRA Recycling for two of its polymer recycling plants. When designing the Avonmouth plant, Viridor approached TOMRA directly for an end-to-end solution, having previously successfully used TOMRA’s technology in its other MRFs.

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Technology Recycling Recycling Demand 246

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In 2017, containers and packaging made up a significant portion of municipal solid waste (MSW), about 80.1 LimeLoop partners directly with retail companies and provides them with a set of reusable packages made from upcycled billboard vinyl and lined with recycled cotton. million tons (29.9 Pushing the goalposts.

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Packaging Retail Plastics Waste 416

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

If you're going to use more recycled content, you're going to use alternative materials for packaging, you have to be ready to make the capital investment needed in your infrastructure in your factories. One pocket-size result is new recyclable paper packaging for Smarties candies, popular in the U.K.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Food insecurity is one of humanity's most pressing challenges, impacting more than 2 billion people worldwide.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2021

The company’s machine learning technology can be integrated into point-of-sale, inventory systems and electronic price tags — used commonly in Europe — of grocery stores to offer two prices to consumers, a cheaper one for a product with a nearing expiration date and a more expensive one for the slightly fresher product. percent, he said.

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Waste Waste Retail Packaging 500

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Following a successful two-year trial of interval timers on packaged wastewater treatment plant blowers has resulted in an average 50% energy reduction at a site in Cornwall. This included a stringent Environment Agency effluent discharge permit for biological oxygen demand, suspended solids, and ammonia. “We

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Packaging Energy Energy Demand 147

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2025

An intelligent motor developed in Nottingham appears to offer a game-changing combination of energy savings, performance and small size, providing an industrial motor with advanced variable frequency technology in a package that is 60% smaller than current market offerings.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Innovation Energy 130

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2024

Deed license ) The first study of toxic “forever chemicals” along the full length of Asia’s longest river, the Yangtze, has found 13 different types of PFAS, nearly half of them coming from textile treatments and food packaging. Image credit: Rod Waddington , CC BY-SA 2.0

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Packaging Health Organic Transportation 147

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Increasing limitations on sludge disposal is pushing industrial companies to rethink onsite wastewater treatment processes, says Simon Kimber, director of packaged plant supplier WPL & Atana. A screw press. This means efficient dewatering to reduce sludge volumes has never been more vital.

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Sustainability Technology Waste Waste 242

Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This marks a significant step in Toyota’s ongoing efforts to push the boundaries of sustainable automotive technology, aligning with their broader vision of achieving carbon neutrality. Moreover, any surplus gas is channeled into a small fuel cell package, where it undergoes a chemical reaction to generate electricity.

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Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Automotive Innovation 106

Charged

JULY 10, 2024

Microchip Technology is offering an on-board charger (OBC) package designed to help developers speed their time to market by using key technologies from one supplier, including the control, gate drive and power stage. Source: Microchip Technology

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Automotive Packaging Technology 111

GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

FedEx — which uses over 180,000 vehicles to deliver packages across continents and operates the world's largest cargo airline — has been implementing sustainability practices for years, but the announcement represents a major acceleration of the company's commitments. Courtesy of FedEx. Supply Chain. Transportation & Mobility. Carbon Capture.

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Carbon-neutral Carbon Electric vehicle Packaging 418

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

China competition more fierce than in advanced technological sectors — what has been termed the “ technology cold war ” — and China has already dominated clean energy industries. But China’s ascension to technological dominance is not inevitable. Nowhere is U.S.-China In order for the U.S.

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Technology Energy Energy Innovation 225

Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 3, 2025

In Early 2024, Conagra Brands and Bloom Energy launched an unprecedented partnership to install state-of-the-art solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology at its Findlay,Ohio food facilities. The drive islaunched amidst global corporations gearing up to adopt new technologies that enable them to become durable, green and economically viable.

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Technology Energy Energy Hydrogen 69

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Several initiatives that facilitate these activities in consumer product packaging won awards. The ‘Best Innovation in Equipment or Technology’ award went to Polytag and Ocado Retail for their Rewards for Recycling initiative. The event concluded with a conference that summarized the broader outlook.

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Plastics Packaging Innovation Recycling 147