Sustainability

“These lids help optimize our packaging and eliminate the use of small plastics, just one example of the many solutions we’re reviewing as part of our ongoing global commitment to reduce waste,” a McDonald’s spokesperson said in a statement.

The plastic lids have a pullback tab to prevent the drink from splashing out. To drink from it, customers have to pull the tab back and slot it into a small opening. It’s similar to the “sippy cup” lid at Starbucks that has been in use for the past three years.

ProAmpac’s ISCC+ certified sites have full supply-chain traceability for the chemically recycled materials used in QUADFLEX LT, which supports post-consumer recycled (PCR) claims. 

“ProAmpac launched QUADLFEX LT to fill the market gap for recyclable, cost-effective quad-sealed bags,” said Nathan Klettlinger, director of global marketing for ProAmpac. “QUADFLEX LT is an excellent way for brands to transition into durable plastic packaging that offers superior product protection and sustainability options.” 

The market for ultra-fresh salad and vegetable convenience products is growing rapidly. More and more Austrians are turning to the convenient ready-to-eat products. Very often, these foods are packaged in plastic for protection. 

A start-up packaging company in Melbourne has joined a growing global effort to divert organic waste from landfill and is the first in Australia to do it using fungi. 

Camden Cooke and Amanda Morgan first launched Fungi Solutions in 2020 with hopes to reduce waste.

Almost three years later, they have stopped about 900 kilograms of waste from heading to landfill and prevented thousands of tonnes of carbon pollution.

They combine fungi with organic waste to grow and create compostable packaging.

CCL Label has developed stretch sleeve with thickness of 30 micron in-house at its Austrian Voelkermarkt site. It was designed for returnable 1L PET bottles that are typically used in the German mineral water market. 

Made from chemically recycled bio-based and plastic waste feedstock, respectively, Dow’s SURLYN™ ionomers are set to be used in the production of the plastics. Raw materials such as used cooking oil are expected to be used as bio-based feedstocks, with waste residues or by-products from alternative production processes thought to prevent the overconsumption of land resources and competition with the food chain. 

Looking to save 175 tonnes of plastic each year, the fully recyclable card-based porridge pots are set to roll out across the discount grocers UK stores at the start of 2023.

The first supermarket to make the change, this comes as Aldi has also become the first grocery retailer to join a global coalition calling for a new Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution.