New polypropylene-based solution delivers high moisture and oxygen barrier protection while supporting recyclability goals.
ACG, an integrated pharmaceutical manufacturing solutions provider, has launched RecycloPod PP Ultra, a polypropylene-based blister packaging system combining high moisture and oxygen barrier protection with design for recyclability.
For the launch of a new push sweeper S 4 Twin Go!Further, whose plastic components are made from 30% recycled material, Kärcher, a globally recognised cleaning technology brand, needed packaging that did more than protect the product. It had to make the product’s sustainability credentials visible while maintaining strong brand impact, colour accuracy and print quality. Together, Kärcher and Mondi developed a solution that uses advanced digital printing on brown substrate to achieve exactly that.
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DoorDash today unveiled its purpose-built autonomous aircraft powered by DoorDash Air, and outlined plans for an end-to-end drone delivery system with infrastructure and delivery orchestration designed to scale for all local businesses. Pilot drone deliveries will begin in Northern California in partnership with national restaurant brands including Chipotle and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen®.
Since then, the company has collected plastic pallets and boxes at the end of their lifespan, transporting them to its recycling centre in Belgium – regardless of the original supplier.
To date, more than 540 truckloads of plastic have been dispatched to Europe, where they are manufactured into new products.
Using conversion factors published by WRAP,recycling 3,000 tonnes of plastic is estimated to have saved more than 2,500 tonnes of CO2e compared with sending the same volume to landfill.
The Laser Toolbox Reshaping Modern Packaging
Lasers are often associated with one familiar job on the packaging line: marking a date code or batch number on a box. That is only one part of their potential. Across cutting, perforating, scoring, scribing and marking, laser systems are being used as flexible digital tools for packaging converting and production. In selected applications, laser welding also supports the joining of packaging components, particularly where precise, controlled seals are required.
Conventional laminated stand-up pouches are thought to be less suitable for cucumbers. Their low water vapour transmission rate (WVTR) prevents excess moisture from being released and speeds up microbial decay; when the packs are macro-perforated, they can lead to dehydration and a shortened shelf life – and they don’t prevent condensation entirely.
As packaging regulations continue to tighten around food-contact materials and environmental sustainability, Paramelt is promoting its Aquaseal range of water-based heat seal and barrier coatings as an alternative to traditional solvent-based vinyl chloride coatings used in flexible packaging. The development addresses growing concerns regarding vinyl chloride monomer restrictions, residual solvent content, and the environmental impact associated with conventional vinyl lacquer systems.
BASF is launching a portfolio of dispersions for paper coating with a reduced Product Carbon Footprint (rPCF). Paper coating binders produced at the Ludwigshafen Verbund site are now available with approximately 20% to 45% lower Product Carbon Footprints* than the corresponding conventional products.
The packaging is a nylon-free polyolefin structure that combines a lidding film made from polyethylene and polypropylene with a mono-polyethylene base web. This format intends to replace non-recyclable packaging traditionally used in thermoformed food applications.
Currently, PolyFlex Thermoform can be recycled via front-of-store collection points for flexible plastics at major UK retailers. It was developed in line with the UK Government’s Simpler Recycling initiative, which is expected to introduce mandatory kerbside collection for flexible plastic films and bags from 2030.
