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Braskem announced the launch of a new grade of bio-attributed polypropylene (PP) in the US market. The Brazilian petrochemical giant has added the bio-circular resin to its range of circular solutions, sold under the brand Wenew. The brand was first launched in 2022 and currently includes 58 polymers with varying amounts of post-consumer recycled content. […]
Mars Inc. is warning that it does not expect to meet previously made sustainability commitments in 2025. The McLean, Va.-based maker of food for both humans and pets said in a new sustainability report that the percentage of packaging “designed for circularity” increased from 57 percent in 2022 to 61 percent in 2023. But the […]
Amazon is eliminating the use of the puffy plastic air pillows used in delivery boxes, joining other major companies that are cutting their plastic use. The company said it was shipping 15 billion plastic pillows annually, and the changes represent its largest plastic packaging reduction effort in North America. Amazon has already stopped using them in 95% […]
Germany-based recycling equipment and technology vendors Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim say they are collaborating with India-based preform and plastic packaging manufacturer Magpet Polymer Pvt. Ltd. to build a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle-to-bottle recycling facility. The vendors say the recycling system being installed “encompasses all process steps leading up to extrusion with a ZSK twin screw […]
Plastic Ingenuity, a provider of sustainable thermoform packaging, has developed a free online course on Thermoform Circularity as part of its new Good Information continuing education series. This in-depth course is designed to help industry insiders learn more about the principles of thermoformed packaging and how thermoforming can impact sustainability initiatives. During the 90-minute course, […]
Single origin chocolate brand Cox & Co says it has created the ‘first ever’ paper flow wrap chocolate packaging, allowing it to phase out all plastics and give consumers a kerbside recyclable wrapping. Cox & Co’s new paper flow wrap solution apparently has a 12-month minimum shelf life. Designed to replace the company’s compostable plastic packaging, it […]
Starlinger’s starEX tape extrusion line with eqoCLEAN filter produces top-quality polypropylene tapes with high shares of recycled content. On the occasion of this year’s Chinaplas in Shanghai from April 23 to 26, Starlinger is hosting an Open House at its production facility in nearby Taicang. A 1.5 hour drive away from Shanghai, visitors can see a starEX […]
Compostable plastic can offer a sustainable alternative for conventional plastics, especially in single use packaging, bags and bio-waste bags – but only if it is disposed of in the correct manner, so that it lands in the right waste stream. This, however, does not always happen, which means that not only are the compostability benefits […]