On December 19, British supermarket chain Iceland (iceland) announced a partnership with Mondi, a global leader in paper packaging, to improve the environmental sustainability of its product packaging. Mondi's functional barrier paper will reduce the supermarket's plastic packaging use by 80 pe...
Amazon created 599 million pounds (contracted 271,700 tons) of plastic waste in 2020, including air pillows, bubble bags and plastic-lined paper envelopes, and a third of it (23.5 million pounds, contracted 10,700 tons) went into the ocean, with only 9 percent recycled, according to a report by envi...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released a report assessing the sustainability of agricultural plastic products, which recommends replacing non-biodegradable conventional polymers with biodegradable bio-based polymers.
We recognize the environmental benefit...
A new series of interviews with UK shoppers reveals a clear lack of understanding of environmentally friendly packaging. The vox pop study, conducted by the Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA), provides insights into public perceptions of bioplastic and compostable packaging an...
Parkside Flexibles, a UK-based specialty packaging processor known for producing sustainable flexible packaging, recently announced the launch of a compostable alternative to plastic packaging for its bulk tea, a packaging solution that uses Futamura's compostable bio-based paper and metalized Natur...
Arkema has introduced a new PA11 material that the company says has been developed to replace metals and traditional polymers in medical device applications. Renewable, recyclable Rilsan MED polyamide 11 is lightweight and biocompatible to withstand the aggressive chemicals and repeated sterili...
Stora Enso recently announced the launch of a new product portfolio: Fibrease and Papira, a fully recyclable bio-based foam made from wood for cushioning and insulating packaging used to protect and insulate goods in e-commerce and cold chain logistics. One of the new product portfolio, Fibreas...
Traditional multi-layer material composite soft bags have good high barrier properties, but are not recyclable. Single material (PP/PET/PE) structure is a fully recyclable solution, but one of the biggest technical difficulties is heat resistance and barrier properties.
The industry is currentl...
The French luxury brand Chanel recently won an award for sustainable packaging at the Formes de luxury Awards, the luxury packaging awards that have been celebrating the best innovations in the industry for more than 20 years.
The winning entry was a collaboration between Chanel and American de...
A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) states that the use of virgin plastics in packaging from the world's leading brands of commitment is expected to decline by nearly 20 percent.
The 2021 Global Commitment to a New Plastics ...
