Sustainability

Pet foods under the SELECT GOLD range will now be packaged in FlexiBag Recyclable, BarrierPack Recyclable and Recyclable StandUp Pouches mono-material solutions by Mondi.

The new packaging comprises a mono-material base web and lidding film, all of which is produced and printed by Mondi before being converted for 1kg and 2kg blocks of cheese by Skånemejerier. It will be sold in leading Swedish supermarket ICA and now comes in packaging that is designed for recycling. 

Amazon has today announced that all items it sells in Europe, as well as those distributed by third-party partners using its Fulfilment by Amazon service, will be delivered in recyclable boxes, bags, and envelopes.

The e-commerce giant today claimed that all flexible paper bags, cardboard envelopes, and corrugated cardboard boxes are now compatible with household recycling services. It also confirmed the number of items shipped without additional packaging had fallen by more than 50 per cent over the past year.

Features and Benefits

• Durable and puncture-resistant pillows 
• Made with post-industrial recycled material
• Secures and cushions goods while in transit
• Lightweight material reduces freight costs
• Ideal for fulfillment centers and ship-from-store applications

Specification

• Available in two recycled-content configurations
  • 95% recycled content (55% post-consumer and 40% post-industrial)
  • 50% recycled content (30% post-consumer and 20% post-industrial)

Consumers may in turn dispose of the cardboard responsibly as the paper is also 100% recyclable. To have the widest impact, the new packaging will first be applied to Versuni’s top performing Philips home appliances – including the Philips Airfryer, Espresso Machine with LatteGo, Steam Iron 3000 series, Air Purifier and Cordless Vacuum 8000 series. It will then extend across the full portfolio in the coming years. Additionally, single-use plastic inside the packaging will be replaced with more sustainable alternatives across the full Philips portfolio globally within four years.

Bengaluru-based sustainability-based packaging solutions start-up Bambrew has developed a unique recycled paper whose strength has been increased at least six times by infusing cotton fabric in between and can recycled more than once, said Vaibhav Anant, the company’s founder. 

The paper, which is recycled, has been developed through a proprietary process and Bambrew has filed for a patent for its innovation, he told businessline.

• State-of-the-art line at Stora Enso’s Polish production site is set to triple the country’s annual recycling capacity of post-consumer beverage cartons
• Potential to recycle the entire volume of beverage cartons sold in Poland, with additional volumes from Central and Eastern Europe
• By turning used paper-based packaging into new paper-based packaging materials, the line is keeping quality resources in circulation, reducing the use of virgin content   

Featuring an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes, the state-of-the-art line at Stora E