With the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) recently backing a legally binding plastic waste treaty, the press examines what this could mean for the packaging industry, including the following three points: How does it align with existing goals? What is the direction of the industry? What un...
1, Singapore: supermarkets will charge for plastic bags
On March 7, 2022, Singapore's Minister for Sustainable Development and Environment Fu Haiyan announced in Parliament that from the middle of next year, two-thirds of Singapore supermarkets will start charging for single-use shopping bags. The Na...
Del Monte France is switching to plastic-free, compostable stickers for all the bananas it sells in France. In this way, the French branch of the Fresh Del Monte Group is demonstrating its intention to strengthen its commitment to sustainable development.
These stickers comply with the French ...
Since January 2021, Lidl Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) have jointly announced the development of edible, naturally derived cellulose coatings that have proven in preliminary trials to extend the shelf life of fresh produce. Coated fru...
According to a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the world produces twice as much plastic waste as it did two decades ago, most of which ends up in landfills, incinerated or spilled into the environment, and only 9 percent is successfully recycled. ...
The world's first fully compostable mouthpiece
Sustainable design and technology company Pentatonic has partnered with fashion industry expert Natalia Vodianova to develop the "world's first high-performance, fully compostable" mask: Masuku Daily. Pentatonic says that globally, we process 3...
The world's first "plastic restriction" is coming
One of the most important topics of the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, to be held from February 28 to March 2, 2022, will be combating global plastic pollution, with governments around the world discussing ...
February 28, 2022 - World leaders gathered to discuss plans for a global plastic pollution treaty, which U.N. representatives described as the most important multilateral treaty since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. The potential treaty is expected to be a key discussion at the United Nations Envi...
The fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), held in Nairobi, Kenya, from February 28 to March 2 this year, will establish a global and legally binding agreement on plastics to prevent their abandonment in the environment.
The United Nations Environment Assembly, part of th...
Avantium (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) has released life cycle assessment (LCA) data for its bottles made from PEF (polyethylene furanoate): a plant-based, fully recyclable plastic material with excellent performance. nova-Institut GmbH recently completed an ISO-certified LCA to assess the potential ...
