Plastic Packaging

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has joined forces with Lamb Weston, a major global brand owner and producer of frozen potato products, in a closed-loop process designed to create low-weight sustainable packaging bags made with a thin coextrusion film structure.  At least 60% of the packaging is made with polymer using bio-feedstock from used cooking oil (UCO).

Sensei Farms says new packaging introduced across its line of leafy greens and salad mixes has a 90% reduction in plastic by weight compared to its previous clamshell.

The new design helps the company meet its sustainability goals while keeping the same functionality and food safety features of conventional clamshells, according to a news release.

It announced the switch to vacuum packaging for its full range of beef and pork mince products last August, following similar moves by Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Asda and Lidl. The introduction of the packaging solution has been met with a mixed response from shoppers, with many taking to social media to complain about the consistency of vaccum-packed mince.

Iceland this week said it had ditched the packaging solution, and was now returning to traditional plastic trays.

Eastman received RecyClass Recyclability Approvals for eight copolyester resins and their equivalent Renew grades, containing recycled content.
 
two of Eastman's resins, Cristal EN067 and Cristal EN059 were also recognized as limited compatible.
 
Six copolyesters, also known as specialty PET, were classified as fully compatible with the state-of-the-art recycling processes for PET bottles in Europe. This includes:

A partnership of three companies has been working since August 2023 on a joint pilot test for the horizontal recycling of printed BOPP flexible packaging film. And now, the three companies – TOPPAN Holdings Inc. (Tokyo: 7911) group company TOPPAN Inc. (President & Representative Director: SAITO Masanori), RM Tohcello Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda, Tokyo; President & CEO: MATSUZAKA Shigeharu) and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: HASHIMOTO Osamu) – have developed a recycled BOPP film suitable for mass production.

Germany has reached a significant milestone in plastic packaging recycling, with a material recycling rate of 68.9% recorded in 2023. This achievement, announced jointly by the Central Packaging Registry (ZSVR) and the German Environment Agency (UBA), reflects a remarkable 27 percentage-point increase since the introduction of the Packaging Act in 2018.

Antalis introduces Priplak R30, a new addition to its sustainable product range, offering enhanced environmental benefits for the visual communications sector. Made from polypropylene and containing 30% post-industrial recycled content, Priplak R30 strengthens its credentials as a sustainable and versatile material for applications such as POS displays, signage, packaging, and more.

The Sustainable Choice: Polypropylene