recycling

A range of 160g chocolate boxes have been produced: Dark Heaven, Milk Heaven and Assorted Heaven. The packaging has been carefully crafted using 100% post-consumer recycled material and is fully recyclable. The clear viewing window is produced from recycled UK water bottles adding to the sustainable appeal.

David Sharples, Managing Director at Holdsworth Chocolates said:

Austria-based rigid and plastic packaging supplier Greiner Packaging has developed a sustainable packaging solution for Henkel’s new Somat Excellence 4in1 caps.

The cardboard-plastic tub uses 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) polypropylene (PP) for the exterior coating sourced from end-consumer households. The tub’s interior is made of white virgin material.

The cardboard wrap features around 100% recycled material and can be easily separated from the plastic tub for recycling.

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), alongside P&G, Burt’s Bees, Colgate-Palmolive, GSK, Sustainable Packaging Coalition, The Recycling Partnership, Balcones Resources, University of Arkansas, and Arizona State University have formed a new coalition to accelerate progress on creating resources to recycle small format packaging and other materials through science-based, collective action projects. 

This is the first coalition of its kind to include CPG companies, non-profits and universities.

As it stands, most bag-in-box solutions are non-recyclable due to the multi-material laminates—but Liquibox is changing the status quo. Liquipure, a new line of mono-material bag-in-box solutions from Liquibox, is designed to meet recyclability guidelines. In addition, Liquipure flexible packaging saves a considerable amount of plastic from the landfill and helps FMCG companies meet their sustainability goals.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has successfully developed a new recyclable functional barrier paper range. Designed with protection in mind, this range of certified recyclable barrier paper solutions is fully integrated across Mondi’s value chain—from paper production to the barrier application—and can run on existing filling lines for form-fill-and-seal (FFS) applications.

Thickness reduction - conservation of resources
Thanks to better raw materials, the desired packaging result can often be achieved with a thinner film. Your products will be packaged more ecologically without any loss of packaging quality.

Can film packaging be produced in an environmentally friendly way? absolutely.
Films made from renewable materials make a significant contribution to climate protection. We mainly rely on the use of sugar cane.

Founded by Gabi Jennings in response to the disposable nature of products in the kids’ bath sector, Love Ocean aims to become a part of every family’s bath-time routine. The structure of the Love Ocean bottle, developed by Pearlfisher, aims to act as a talking point during bath time for parents to entertain their children with storytelling about the wonders of the ocean.

The refill pouches, which can be returned to the brand’s headquarters for recycling, are available in 70cl for each of the Darnley’s Gin Original, Spiced Gin & Navy Strength products. According to the company, the pouches derives from recycled plastic material (grade 7), “which is not only recycled but also weighs 50% less than a glass bottle of Darnley’s Gin to transport”.

Recycled packaging contributes significantly to greater resource efficiency and waste avoidance: All contained products that reach the user undamaged do not have to be produced and transported again. Precisely fitting protective packaging made of plastic accomplishes this task like hardly any other material and this with low weight and optimized reusability. 

Recycling saves resources

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”.