Plastic Packaging

Together with its partners, Greiner Packaging is taking yet another step towards a circular economy: In future, Rauch brand beverages will also be presented in supermarkets in trays made of 70% PCR (post-consumer recycled) r-PET material.

Colpac is providing easily accessible sustainability credentials for its paperboard food packaging. This supports end users in making informed product choices and responsibly disposing of sustainable food packaging after use. It also informs Colpac customers of recycling and composting information, and material sources, so they can align packaging choices with sustainability goals.

This initiative supports WRAP’s Recycle Week 2023, which has the theme of ‘missed capture’, working to improve recycling rates.

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Lawmakers held a joint legislative hearing in Albany on Tuesday to examine the Packaging and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would change how the state manages plastic waste — a focus of the state's climate action plan. The bill proposes to establish environmental standards for packaging and mandate companies with a net income of $1 million or more reduce their packaging by 10% of weight within three years, 20% in five years, 30% within eight years, 40% after a decade and by 50% in 12 years. 

Plastipak, a global leader in the design, manufacturing and recycling of plastic containers, announced today the creation of the lightest preform solution for a 20 liter stackable container in the European market, which will eliminate around 200 tons of CO2 emissions each year. As partner in the project, PVG Liquids carried out the validation of the light weight stackable container.

The "Blue Angel" is a voluntary and prestigious product label that has been granted for over four decades in Germany, recognizing environmentally friendly products and services across a range of categories. In the specific category of "Environmentally Friendly Recycled Plastics" (DE-ZU 30a), the certification process is particularly rigorous and environmentally conscious.