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While the beverage carton industry says it supports the European Commission’s vision that by 2030 all packaging should be recyclable and/or reusable, it has called for additions to the draft legislation.

It says these proposals are “essential” to meet the goals of the Proposal Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) revision.

Together, the companies hope to ensure the reuse of 3 million packaging items that would otherwise have been used once. Items will be collected from customers’ homes as part of Milk & More’s commitment to making sustainable packaging choices easier and more convenient.

Again will clean the collected packaging and sell it back to brands to be refilled and reused. The partnership will extend Milk & More’s zero-waste packaging offering, which currently encompasses 80% of everything it sells.

Smurfit Kappa has continued to demonstrate its leadership in innovative and sustainable packaging solutions by winning eight WorldStar 2023 Awards.

The stand-out solutions that received top honors this year include a groundbreaking beverage packaging solution for the transportation of water, a paper-based fruit punnet with a useful handle for carrying, and an innovative space-saving tube for heating units. 

Leading alt-format wine brand When in Rome is set to launch its range of recycled paper wine bottles into Sainsbury's during Q1 2023.

Minimising environmental resources and maximising material lifecycle, the partnership sees Cranswick Convenience Foods division switch from a PET release liner - a critical component of the label application process, to a new fibre based UPM Raflatac RAFNXT+ material, which is then returned to Coveris for recycling.

After winning a prestigious sustainability award at PACK EXPO International last month for this circular solution, Berry Global Group, Inc.(NYSE: BERY) is the first plastic packaging manufacturer in Europe to supply The Coca-Cola Company with a lightweight, tethered closure for its carbonated soft drinks in PE