recyclable packaging

MGA Entertainment makes the popular toy "LOL Surprise!" and says this fall 65% of the dolls will be in paper-based compostable packaging, instead of plastic. The company estimates the switch will eliminate 3 metric tons of plastic.

MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian says they also adapted their "Little Tikes" race care set. The cardboard box the set is sold in folds out 50 feet and becomes part of the racetrack. "When kids or parents are finished with it, they just put it back in and it becomes storage," Larian says.

A new UK recycling operation involving Veolia, garden product brand Miracle-Gro, and Dobbies Garden Centres is set to address the environmental impact of caused by around 100 million bags that are used for compost, soil and chipped bark each year.

Developed from successful trials, the process will be the first time these low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags will be collected and recycled into new products including garden furniture, plastic films and new bags.

The new packaging has replaced hard-to-recycle plastic sleeves with recyclable cardboard and a small amount of plastic film (to preserve the freshness of the tomatoes without stopping the cardboard from being recycled).

Piccolo, Pomodolci and Capella tomatoes are now available in the new packaging across M&S stores and via Ocado.

• Mondi and Thimonnier launch a new recyclable mono-material berlingot sachet for liquid soap refills
• The innovative new packaging reduces plastic usage by more than 75% compared to rigid plastic bottles
• The solution is designed to replace the current industry standard of non-recyclable plastic

The companies have created a new packaging for liquid refills that is designed so that it can be entirely emptied. The berlingot sachet is made from a recyclable mono-material, coextruded polyethylene (PE).

Coles’ Together to Zero waste ambition sees the supermarket continue to work with industry partners, suppliers, and customers to reduce waste and unnecessary plastics. 

Scoops from Coles Tropical Paradise and Coles Ultra Original and Sensitive laundry powders will be removed from April 1.

The new scoopless laundry powders will be specially marked with ‘Reducing our Impact’, with the packaging featuring a light green lid, ensuring customers can easily spot the packs. 

“We have seen with one customer using the bins vs poly boxes a staggering reduction in CO2 emissions of 78% over a year” commented Andrew Kirk, MD.

With the recent news that Oregon and Maine became the first states in the U.S. to adopt an Extended Producer Responsibility Law for packaging (meaning the states will charge packaging producers for the cost of managing packaging material waste), LiquiGlide is helping brands create sustainable packaging and reduce their carbon footprint as well.