Consumer products giant Unilever, whose brands include Dove soaps and Lipton teas, says that it aims to halve its use of non-recycled plastics by 2025.
Berry Global has announced a recycling initiative, HolyGrail 2.0, that will use digital watermarking to “tag” plastic substrates or print materials (shrink sleeve, IML label, or paper label) with an identity that could include multiple attributes.
The California State Senate has adopted a resolution recognizing the many benefits of ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) technologies and the contributions of RadTech, a non-profit trade association. “This resolution will encourage adoption of pollution prevention technologies while retaining manufacturing jobs in California,” says Rita Loof, RadTech director of environmental affairs.
Polykar, a Canadian manufacturer of flexible packaging including polyethylene film, certified compostable bags, garbage bags as well as food and industrial grade liner, has acquired a site to construct a state-of-the-art plant in Edmonton, Alberta.
The FPA’s recent brochure, "Sustain the World: the Case for Flexible Packaging," presents six LCA case studies, each of which evaluates common packaging formats for their environmental impacts with a cradle-to-grave boundary.
Futamura, a leader in sustainable cellulose films, announces the launch of a new product to market, ‘NatureFlex 30NVO’, an ovenable grade of its landmark compostable NatureFlex films.
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition launches the Protective Packaging Design Challenge for entrepreneurs and start-ups to submit ideas for sustainable protective packaging solutions.
Dow is working together with Mespack, one of the leading manufacturers of horizontal form/fill/seal (HFFS) packaging machines, to develop a holistic understanding of the processability and machinability of stand-up pouches being designed for recyclability.
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