Sustainability

The Better Planet Packaging design team and technical experts worked collaboratively with Pepsico and their machine manufacturers to develop a 100% paper-based concept. We carried out a full supply chain analysis using our SupplySmart service to calculate the logistical benefits of moving to the new cardboard pack.

Accordingly, in Tan Khanh Hoa Commune of Giang Thanh District, the program ‘Joining Hand with Farmers to Protect the Environment – Collecting Used Packaging of Plant Protection Drugs’ has just finished stage 1.

This is an annual program held by Loc Troi Group and its member cooperatives to collect and then treat the packaging of plant protection drugs in order to clean the environment as well as raising the awareness of the public about protecting their health and neighborhood.

EcoEnclose - producer of sustainable packaging for the world’s most conscious eCommerce brands - has recently launched a pilot program for Kraft Bag & Seals made with wheat straw and recycled content. This launch marks a pivotal step in EcoEnclose’s commitment to making next-generation paper fibers a standard offering for eco-conscious brands.

These items include products that are generally disposed of after a single or one-time use, such as plastic sandwich bags or throw-away party cups, bowls and plates. Single-use plastics are one of the most common items found on B.C. shores.

These regulations are separate from the federal ban on the manufacturing and importing of single-use plastics, which came into effect on Dec. 20, 2022. B.C.’s recycling regulatory changes cover a broader category of single-use products and further ensures that exemptions to the ban are recycled.   

Consumer electronics producer Belkin, Playa Vista, California, is introducing a new product material refresh for its top selling mobile power products. The company says several of its most popular wireless chargers, power banks, wall and car chargers will receive updated product housing materials that consist of 73 percent to 75 percent postconsumer recycled plastics (PCR) and plastic-free packaging.

Now selected ‘Standard’ and ‘More to Share’ sharing pouches of some of Mars Wrigley UK’s favourites, including M&M’s, Galaxy, Counters, Minstrels, Revels, Maltesers, Buttons, Skittles and Starburst will be narrower in the UK and Ireland.

This will reduce the plastic used by around 647,000 square metres a year or the equivalent area of over 90 football pitches. The new packs will have an average of 10 per cent plastic reduction per pack compared to the current 2020 range.

The pouches are available in 70cl for Darnley’s Gin Original, Spiced Gin & Navy Strength products. The brand said that the pouches derive from recycled plastic material, which “also weighs 50% less than a glass bottle of Darnley’s Gin to transport”.

Darnley’s Gin added that the pouch will make it more “energy efficient for fans to purchase a glass bottle in the first instance before purchasing pouches to complement and refill them”.

The company says it has created new packaging for cold and frozen foods that is made from recycled paper, and can be recycled in curbside bins. It rolls out starting this month for Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods grocery deliveries.

The packaging is also produced in different regions of the United States, closer to the locations that will use it, further reducing the environmental impact, says Stephenie Landry, vice president of Amazon’s grocery business, in a post announcing the new packaging.