Sustainability

In 2019, Faerch launched Evolve by Faerch for the Ready Meals market, a recipe that allows for up to 70% post-consumer recycled content, including mixed colour “jazz” bottle flakes. Building on this successful market positioning, Faerch has continued to elevate its ambitions. With the recent expansion of its Cirrec recycling facility, Faerch will, starting January 1, 2025, introduce a minimum of 40% Tray rPET in CPET trays for chilled ready meals, while retaining the same CPET properties.

Auto components major Motherson on Friday said it has entered into a joint venture with Japan's Sanko, a player in material handling sector to provide sustainable packaging solutions in India and Europe.

The joint venture (JV) will contribute to greater efficiencies in material handling with cost reduction in overall logistics spending, Motherson said in a statement.

This partnership with Sanko is a strategic, synergistic diversification for the group, Motherson Chairman Vivek Chaand Sehgal said.

The campaign, which will be available to the public on 29 November, will offer more than 50 per cent off BioPak’s Black Paper BioStraws, with $12.50 from each carton sold being donated to Rainforest Rescue, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to protecting and restoring rainforests.

BioPak CEO Gary Smith highlighted the importance of giving back to the community and emphasised the potential for other businesses to match or exceed BioPak’s donation. 

The new satchels are made from certified potential* Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) rescued from coastal communities in Southeast Asia and recycled into fit for purpose mailers for their customers – now available in three sizes on Australia Post’s Online Shop and in Post Offices.

PaperWrap – green by orange – GmbH (“PaperWrap”), based in Europe, has developed a portfolio of paper pallet wrapping machines in partnership with the Mondi Group. Instead of retrofitting existing plastic stretch-wrapping machines, PaperWrap’s machines are designed from the ground up to optimally utilize the mechanical properties of Mondi’s Ad/Vantage StretchWrap, a recyclable*1 kraft paper that can stretch and resist punctures. These properties make it ideal for replacing plastic stretch film used for pallet wrapping.

Known for its cleaning products and hand wash, Neat is offering consumers what it describes as a game-changing solution to single-use plastic waste in the personal care category.

According to Zero Waste Europe, the beauty and personal care industry generates over 120 billion units of packaging annually, much of which ends up in landfills or oceans.

Traditional body wash products often contain high percentages of water, increasing transport emissions and requiring large plastic containers.

Metsä Board Paperboards Slash Carbon Footprint of Beautycare Packaging by 50%

A recent life cycle assessment (LCA) study by Metsä Board has revealed that switching to their fresh fibre paperboard can significantly reduce the carbon footprint of beautycare packaging, offering an eco-friendly alternative for cosmetic brands. Verified by the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, the study shows that replacing conventional packaging materials with Metsä Board’s folding boxboard can reduce carbon emissions by over 50%.