Plastic Packaging

By combining the benefits of modified atmosphere packaging with sustainable fiber materials, ProAmpac addresses the demand for reduced food spoilage, environmentally-friendly packaging and an enhanced consumer experience in the food-to-go market. With the capability to keep a fresh sandwich or wrap preserved for up to 28 days, the new packaging provides freshness and sustainability for meals on the go, according to the company.

The air capsule, enabled by P&G China’s innovation and Dow’s materials, aims to deliver an effective and efficient way to protect products while avoiding excessive packaging in e-commerce and facilitating recyclability.

Reliable & Convenient Packaging Design

The air capsule packaging is a significant milestone in advancing sustainability for the e-commerce industry, offering benefits such as:
 

Leading European thermoforming packaging specialist Waddington® Europe, a division of Novolex®, has become the first to supply a full range of soft-fruit punnets to the UK market that are easier to recycle and use less plastic than conventional punnets.

Made with Waddington's revolutionary MONOAIR™ cushion technology, the new 100% mono-material punnets are now available in large rectangular (WE80), square (WE62) and standard rectangular (WE37) versions.

With tens of thousands of merchants across the country, alongside thousands of delivery people, Uber Eats has a unique opportunity to help deliver a greener future. Recently, Uber announced new goals to eliminate emissions on all Uber Eats deliveries globally by 2040, along with a focus on helping merchants eliminate plastic waste from deliveries by 2030.

While their commitment to sustainability was commended, the transition would introduce a few headaches for fans. Zero plastic meant removing the window film, meaning there was no way to look at the figure before buying. Instead, being presented with merely an image of the toy printed on the box. This seemed to turn off some mint on the card collectors while also raising concerns regarding unsatisfactory paint apps. There were also reports of dishonest customers swapping out the figures, replacing some of the more sought-after collectibles with less desirable releases.