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Nestlé Nigeria has introduced a newly packaged version of its iconic breakfast cereal, Golden Morn, emphasizing the brand's ongoing commitment to nutrition and environmental responsibility. The updated packaging reflects Golden Morn’s 38-year legacy of nourishing Nigerian families, while also aligning with Nestlé’s broader sustainability goals.

That means all the supermarket’s porridge oat products are now free of plastic packaging, including its Everyday Essentials, Organic and Scottish Porridge Oats.

The latest move on its Everyday Essentials Porridge Oats is expected to save around 57 tonnes of plastic annually.

It forms part of the supermarket’s target to reduce plastic packaging by 50% by 2025 and follows a switch to 100% recyclable cardboard packaging on all own-brand porridge pots last year.

The Boardio^® paperboard canister, provided by a world leader in sustainable consumer packaging Graphic Packaging International ("Graphic Packaging"), provides an alternative to plastic, glass, and metal containers and delivers the same level of freshness and food safety with less waste. 

Recent research shows consumers want packaging that is better for the environment, and many are willing to pay more for it. The consumers surveyed preferred Boardio packaging over current can and bag options that dominate today’s retail coffee market. 

Even if you have not tried Liquid Death, you may have heard about its recent blockbuster billion-dollar valuation or at least seen cans of the trendy beverage, which spikes its advertising with a dark sense of humor. The company claims that its liquids will “Murder Your Thirst,” coming in flavors such as “Berry it Alive” and “Rest in Peach.” (I seriously enjoy the puns, even though I’ve never bought any of the products.)

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L'Oréal Australia has partnered with TerraCycle to launch a collection and recycling service for consumers.

Beauty and personal care packaging from any company can be taken to a collection point and recycled for free.

Pregis®, a global leader in protective packaging solutions, has advanced the sustainability of its Pregis EverTec™ mailers by incorporating paper certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) standard. This certification ensures that the paper used in Pregis EverTec Cushioned and Non-Cushioned Mailers comes from forests that adhere to strict criteria for conserving water quality, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat.

HDPE is well-known for its excellent strength-to-density ratio, making it a preferred choice for packaging applications. When graphene is integrated, HDPE demonstrates enhanced mechanical characteristics, such as increased strength and durability. This enhancement ensures superior performance in rigorous applications, particularly in packaging and film production, including plastic bottles and garbage bags.

With Lorenz producing snack products for a global audience for four generations, its responsibility to the planet has not been overlooked.

The business is committed to improving sustainability and has already achieved a “good” rating for recyclability across 92% of its primary packaging from third-party cyclos-HTP (according to the CHI standard developed by Institut cyclos-HTP, the recyclable proportion necessary to achieve a “good” recyclability rating).

In the packaging and adhesives market, where Hot Melt Adhesives (HMA) are prevalent, Sasol’s SASOLWAX LC100 grade provides the same exceptional properties and performance benefits as Sasol's industry standard SASOLWAX H1 including: enabling odourless, crystal clear HMA formulations in combination with metallocene polymers, through low viscosity, high crystallinity and stability; smoother, thinner adhesive application, resulting in more box closures with less adhesive per closure; enabling high-speed packaging lines due to fast set times; Improved durability and stability; and outstanding th