Sustainability

On the sidelines of ProPak Philippines at the World Trade Center in Pasay City Wednesday, WPO president Pierre Pienaar told reporters that implementing the extended producer responsibility (EPR) will encourage packaging manufacturers to make sustainable products.

Pienaar said packaging manufacturers are responsible for collecting and recycling their products after being disposed by consumers, and factories should maximize the use of the products through recycling in an EPR.

Aptar Pharma, part of AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in drug delivery systems, services and active material science solutions, announces the launch of APF Futurity, its first metal-free, multidose nasal spray pump developed to deliver nasal saline and other comparable over-the-counter (OTC) formulations.

Nelipak® Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of rigid and flexible packaging solutions for medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical drug delivery, and other demanding applications, has announced it is using Eastman’s Eastar™ Renew 6763 to produce rigid thermoformed sterile barrier packaging. Nelipak is the first healthcare packaging manufacturer to use Eastar™ Renew 6763 to produce sterile barrier packaging for Class II & III medical device applications.

Montbest water is a product brand of the Korean company Korea Crystal Beverage. The company says they had to create “a new product identity” only using the logo, purple colorway and the details embossed directly onto the bottle to convey the brand’s core values.  

South Korea has one of the highest recycling rates in the world, with 86% of Korea’s total waste being recycled.