Plastic Packaging

In doing so, Chase Plastics will aim to ensure that recovered ocean LDPE is recycled so that it can usefully contribute to the Circular Economy. Once recycled, the resultant rPE will be available to purchase directly from Chase Plastics or via Summit Systems who will also distribute the product. 

London-based Greenback Recycling Technologies Ltd. has acquired fellow United Kingdom-based plastics recycling technology provider Enval Ltd.

Two companies have merged their operations, "creating an industry leader in next-generation recycling of plastics,” Greenback says. The acquisition takes place following the inauguration of Greenback’s recycling plant in Cuautla, México, that uses the Enval technology.

The combined company will be headed by Greenback CEO Philippe von Stauffenberg.

Polysack, a green-tech manufacturer of plastic film products for flexible packaging and high-shrink labels, has partnered with Flessofab, an Italian packaging manufacturer, to launch a series of eco-friendly, stand-up pouch packaging.

Henkel and CCL have together won the AWA (Alexander Watson Associates) Sleeve Label Award in the category “Environmental Contribution” for their sustainable design of Henkel’s Vernel fabric softener bottle.

Every year, an estimated 350 million tennis balls are sold worldwide, mostly in pressurized plastic containers that are designed to preserve their bounce. As soon as a container is opened, tennis balls start to lose their pressure. Tennis balls have short lives, compared to their refillable cousins in football, basketball and soccer.