Sustainability

"Dr. Stephane Bertaux, who oversees Brand Owner Collaboration and Circular Economy for Southeast Asia at Siegwerk Thailand, explains, "Flexible packaging predominantly consists of mixed materials, presenting difficulties for traditional recycling methods. Adopting mono-material packaging is vital to streamline packaging recycling processes, ultimately enhancing circularity."

Frugalpac, a leading sustainable packaging company renowned for its groundbreaking Frugal Bottle, has been honored with the distinguished King’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation. The Frugal Bottle, crafted from 94% recycled paperboard, is revolutionizing the drinks industry by significantly reducing carbon emissions compared to traditional glass bottles.

The red packaging of one of Australia’s best-known confectionary brands is changing in a big way, with the people behind the change labelling it the most “important” switch ever.

Allen’s has always been easy to spot in the supermarket aisle due to its bold colour and fun characters.

But now Nestle, who own the brand, is giving the party favourites a makeover.

The packaging will now be matte, and in the process, will reduce the amount of plastic the brand uses.

Rihanna dropped another new product, this time under the Fenty Skin umbrella. The new Hydrating Body Milk joins the Fenty Skin Butt Drop family. 
 
This body cream comes in earth-conscious packaging, consisting of a recyclable glass bottle, a pump made from 50% PCR material, and a recyclable outer box made from FSC material.
 
The Butta Drop Hydrating Body Milk has a lightweight, milky texture that quickly absorbs into the skin.
 

Clariant presents the company’s latest solutions to support the plastics industry to improve safety and efficiency, increase circularity, and reduce waste at Chinaplas 2024, happening now in Shanghai, China.

Clariant introduces AddWorks PPA, a PFAS-free polymer processing aid compositions for polyolefin film extrusion.

At Chinaplas 2024, Clariant is launching its new AddWorks PPA product range for customers in the polyolefin film extrusion market.

 Emerald Packaging, Inc., a packaging company for produce in the U.S., collaborated with D'Arrigo California, a grower, packer and shipper of fresh produce that ships under the Andy Boy label, to develop a post-consumer recycled (PCR) bag for its romaine hearts products. The bag will be available in all grocers that carry Andy Boy romaine hearts across North America.

Notpla boxes have made their debut at The Kia Oval, marking a significant step in the intersection of sports and sustainability. This pioneering initiative offers Surrey County Cricket Club fans an unparalleled sustainable experience as The Kia Oval embraces innovative solutions.

The Kia Oval Embraces Innovation

The tariff used by Depozīta iepakojuma operators (DIO) LLC provides an increase in the cost of coloured plastic single-use deposit packaging from EUR 0.0252 to EUR 0.0256 per package, while the price of transparent plastic single deposit packaging will increase from EUR 0.0068 to EUR 0.0164 per unit.

At the same time, the membership fee will go down for four types of packaging – iron containers, single-use glass, reusable glass (all-purpose and individual design) – as well as maintaining the membership fee at zero for aluminum packaging.