Sustainability

Trek’s packaging materials for its complete bikes and frames have historically incorporated quite a lot of bubble wrap and other non-recyclable plastic — and given the number of bikes the Wisconsin company sells year after year, that amounts to a literal mountain of waste.

On a mission to find a sustainable alternative and reduce the menace of plastic pollution, Kagzi Bottles, a company based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, has produced a 100 per cent compostable paper bottle, that claims to be the first-of-its-kind in India.

India generates 3.3 million metric tonnes of plastic waste annually, as per this 2018-19 report.

The idea to find an alternative to single-use plastic first took shape when Samiksha Ganeriwal, the founder of Kagzi Bottles, was working on a college project.

Cannondale is the first brand of the Cycling sports Group to introduce a 100% recyclable bicycle packaging in Europe as part of its commitment to reduce waste and simplify bike assembly. Developed by Cycling Sports Group Europe, the new packaging will also be used for the company’s other brands worldwide in the future.

We all know that excessive packaging is Bad, in the same way that recycling, walking everywhere and raising money for limping kittens is Good. Russian-born, Prague-based designer Vadim Kibardin has ensured a firm place on the latter list with his Clock Box – a quartz timepiece with a case created entirely from its own packaging.  Made of corrugated fibreboard, the clock is surprisingly attractive given its humble components.

 Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) shares its latest advancements toward packaging circularity in Europe which deliver against its “Ambition 2030” goals to reduce virgin plastic usage by 50% and reach 100% recyclability or reusability by 2030.

Origin Materials Inc. and Packaging Matters have agreed to develop advanced packaging solutions, which includes a new polymer, polyethylene furanoate (PEF) – a polymer with a combination of performance characteristics for packaging. This new partnership is a break through in the commercialization of the product.

With this new partnership, Madhya Pradesh has become the 23rd State / Union Territory covered by Tetra Pak’s extensive collection network. This network covers 39 cities and 14 Indian Army contingents, supported by over 27 collection & awareness partners, across 23 states and Union Territories.

According to Anheuser-Busch, it will work with metals giant Rio Tinto on bringing low-carbon aluminum to its cans via a manufacturing process that will ultimately cut carbon emissions by 30% per can. This falls under the beverage giant’s pledge, launched in 2018, to cut carbon emissions by 25 percent across its supply chain by 2025.

The partnership with Rio Tinto will reportedly leverage a disruptive new process called ELYSIS, a type of zero-carbon aluminum smelting technology, in tandem with using renewable hydropower for manufacturing.