The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has announced the winners of its 4th annual SPC Innovator Awards. The winning entries showcase the most sustainable and groundbreaking people, companies, technology and packaging in the U.S. The winners were recognized at SPC Impact 2018 (April 24-26) in San Francisco, Calif.
Procter & Gamble aims to make packaging for 20 leadership brands, including Always, Ariel, Dawn, Fairy, Febreze, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Pampers and Tide, 100 percent recyclable or reusable by 2030. Plans also include cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half.
Lamb Weston announces the result of a successful partnership with Graphic Packaging International Inc.—Environmentally-friendly packaging which is recyclable in the established Old Corrugated Container (OCC) and mixed paper recycling streams. Fry bags have been identified as a primary target for reducing waste going to landfills.
The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit that applies corporate funding to improve recycling efforts in communities across the country, is pleased to announce that Berry Global Inc. has joined on as its newest funding partner, as recycling is a core component of Berry’s commitment to sustainability.
The Kroger Co. has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), a membership-based collaborative of like-minded companies striving to advance sustainable packaging. Kroger joins more than 130 brands, manufacturers, government officials, academics and organizations in the SPC. Kroger’s membership reinforces its commitment to driving improvements in the sustainability of packaging across its Our Brands private-label products.
The Forest Stewardship CouncilTM (FSC) has launched an ambitious new initiative to increase the use of materials from responsibly managed forests. The Vancouver Declaration allows businesses who use these natural products to pledge their commitment to responsible sourcing.
James Cropper is to reprocess disposable coffee cups collected by environmental solutions provider Veolia from Selfridges’ Oxford Street headquarters and stores, with the resulting paper being used to create the retailer’s iconic yellow shopping bags in a completely unique closed-loop recycling solution.
Mondi, the global packaging and paper group, demonstrated to a record number of attendees at the recent PACK EXPO Las Vegas, how its packaging solutions are addressing key industry trends food freshness, food safety, flexible packaging and sustainability.
