Sustainability

The company derives its raw material base from cellulose, which it says is the most abundant biopolymer on earth and one AIPIA has championed as a potential basis for antimicrobial/antibacterial packaging films. The technology creates Cellulose Nano Crystals (CNCs) which provide plants with extraordinary strength and that can be utilized as a building block for the enhancement of existing materials and for the production of novel eco-friendly materials, says Melodea.

The trial pack is widely recyclable and will replace plastic outer wrapping on more than 300,000 six-pack multipacks, across Sea Salt and Cheese and Onion flavours.

The packs launched across 800 Tesco stores on 1 March, with the food company asking shoppers for feedback on the new design and its functionality.

“With this latest trial, people can buy a selection of Walkers Baked multipacks in paper-based outer packaging that can be easily and widely recycled with regular recycling at home,” Walkers senior marketing manager, Rachael Smith said.

Crate is a high-quality, barrel matured wine produced from some of Australia’s leading red wine regions with a sustainable footprint. The innovative design does away with unsustainable branding materials and optimizes the only necessary packaging components. All the essential brand information is found within the tiny space of a capsule. 

Olivier Muquet, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer explains the plastic-free solution sees cellulosic materials, such as paper, cardboard or moulded cellulose, coated with a thin layer of alumina.

"What makes us unique is the fact we have a process that brings gas barriers to all types of cellulosic materials, whether they are in rolls or have already been shaped as objects, such as trays while maintaining a high rate of cellulose after treatment. Our materials are still 99.9% cellulose after having been processed by us.”

A Thin-Film Deposition Technique 

The average airline passenger creates 1.4kg of cabin waste, which can include leftover food, plastic wrapping from blankets, or items tossed in the bins, according to estimates from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The airline body said flights could churn out six million tonnes of cabin waste next year, when passenger traffic is expected to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

That is enough to fill about 11,700 Olympic-sized pools.

Up to a quarter of the waste comes from untouched food and beverage. 

The new tap design is compliant with the forthcoming Single Use Plastics Directive as it does not require the consumer to remove the tamper protection. Instead, it is deactivated when the product is first used and remains an integral part of the tap without affecting the subsequent use of the Bag-in-Box® product. 

Defining a Corporate Sustainability Focus Aligns an Organization to Support Sustainability Throughout the Product Lifecycle – from Ideation through Commercialization