Sustainability

The recyclable packaging solutions, developed by A. Hatzopoulos S.A. for the UK coffee roaster, have been awarded the prestigious WorldStar Award. In partnership with Lincoln & York, last year we brought to the UK market a complete all-PE recyclable coffee packaging range. Based on the X-CYCLE PE concept, the high-performance films were designed to preserve the coffee aroma & flavor and at the same time to be recyclable through the recycling stream in the UK for polyethylene.

ITC has embraced an even more bold and ambitious Sustainability 2.0 (S2) vision, as a part of which it has decided to use 70% recycled plastic material in the PET film of Savlon Glycerin Soap wrapper. 

The initiative is aimed at embedding sustainability in the everyday routine of consumers in India. 

PCR or Post-Consumer Recycled Material is an environmentally friendly packaging that in which plastic is made from existing PET bottles and other plastics discarded after use.

Our production and management processes are developed and monitored in accordance with recognized external standards. For example, all of our production facilities are certified to ISO 9001.

For more than ten years, many plants have also been developing numerous further recognized certifications within the framework of the SHEQ management system, e.g., FSSC 22000, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 9001, Halal and Kosher

This innovative high-barrier packaging provides a sustainable, recyclable, paper-based alternative to the multi-laminate plastic structures commonly used for long shelf-life products. Just as importantly, it can be recycled in existing fibre recycling streams. oneBARRIER FiberCycle represents the kind of packaging the world needs right now, enabling brand owners to reduce their reliance on fossil-based or non-recyclable materials, increase their use of renewable materials, and meet their sustainability targets.

Co-creating the future

Returnity has launched The Last Box – a reusable shipping solution which it believes will help retailers move products between distribution centres and stores with less waste and lower costs.

According to Returnity, retailers use over one billion cardboard boxes a year for internal logistics.

The company also claims its solution will lower retailers’ packaging expenses by at least 30%, and without the requirement of breaking down empty boxes or spending excessive time unpacking products. Plus, it states employees will save 30 seconds per Last Box used.

Amid the ban on single-use plastic, paper bags and compostable food containers have found many takers. While marketed as green alternatives to plastic, these contain a chemical called perfluooctane sulfate or PFOS, which is one of a class of man-made chemicals called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.

PFAS are commonly used to make paper grease-resistant, so they are used in many fast-food containers and wrappers.