Food company Mars Petcare recently announced a packaging recycling initiative in the Philippines as part of its global efforts to create a circular economy for plastic packaging where it doesnt become waste. The collaboration with Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX) and retailer Pet Express is called Fur The Best, which is an extension of the SWAP Recycling initiative from Thailand that will enable the
Efforts centered around this mission have been paying off, and in 2020, BMW was recognized as the worlds most sustainable automaker on the Dow Jones index. The company has been using renewed and recycled materials in production for some time now, perhaps most notably in models such as the i3, and has reduced carbon emissions associated with production operations by 70% from 2006 to
ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, joined with SBM Life Science, a leader in lawn and garden care products, to celebrate the 2022 American Graphics Design AwardWinner with recognition for BioAdvanced Season Long Lawn Weed Killer + Preventer for Southern Lawns design.Graphic Design USA (GDUSA), a magazine and information resource for g
Impressive growth rates for installations of high-speed inkjet presses especially sheet fed presses Mondi offer widest selection of high-speed inkjet papers in reels and sheets High-speed inkjet papers with surface treatment in combination with inkjet pigment inks help the de-inking process for better circularity Back at high speed, the Hunkeler Innovation Days in Lucerne, Switzer
Smurfit Kappa has once again been recognised as a top ESG performer by leading research and analytics company Morningstar Sustainalytics. Following a thorough analysis of global companies, Smurfit Kappas 2022 ESG Risk Rating improved, seeing the FTSE 100 listed company positioned in Sustainalytics list of Top Rated companies both for the industry and regional categories.Morningstar Sustainalytics
Of the billions of tons of plastic that have been produced worldwide, only about 9% has been recycled, and about 12% ends up in landfills. The rest can end up leaking into the environment, polluting oceans and rivers and breaking down into microplastics that are hazardous to human health. There is a clear and urgent need to improve recycling processes and to ensure that more packaging enters the r
With the rising awareness of food safety, more and more people are paying closer attention to food labels. However, do labels reflect the true nature of food? For instance, expired food products are disposed of as trash. But the truth is that food does not go bad the instant the use-by date expires. Food starts rotting the very instant it dies. If kept in a good temperature condition, it might be
PackTech Asia, a BSM on packaging technologies, is an initiative of the National PackagingCommittee of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI). The event will showcase thelatest technologies, machinery & equipment for the packaging needs of several industriessuch as Agro & food processing industries, beverages, brewing, canning, bottling,confectionery, dairy & bakery, snacks,
We have delved into EPR a system that holds manufacturers and producers accountable for either correctly disposing or recycling the waste introduced into the economy by them now, we will break down a system that incentivizes consumers to dispose their waste appropriately.Deposit Return Scheme, also known as Deposit Return System, Deposit Refund System, Bottle Bills or Take-Back System, is essent