Sustainability

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Food service packaging manufacturer Genpak has unveiled its moulded fibre packaging line without intentionally added PFAS. In a sustainable step, Genpak, a food service food packaging manufacturer, has announced the launch of its new moulded fibre packaging line.

JDE Peet’s is rolling out its new home-recyclable paper refill packs for instant coffee in the UK and Ireland this month. The company, which includes coffee brands Kenco, Douwe Egberts and Tassimo within its portfolio, claims to be the first major coffee brand to switch from plastic to paper refills.

A new survey of 2,000 European consumers reveals persistent confusion around recycling food packaging, despite sustainability efforts by brands. The InformPack project is a collaboration between Aarhus University, University of Reading and other European industry partners.

A new technology solution to eliminate single-use packaging waste launched this fall at Simon Fraser University (SFU), following a successful pilot last year that saw 125 kg of single-use packaging waste reduced and more than 500 kg of carbon emissions avoided in six months.

The European Parliament adopted its position Wednesday (22 November) on legislation to reduce packaging waste, weakening some key measures on the table following a tense debate on the role of reuse, recycling and bans. Lawmakers voted to weaken some of the proposed measures, including those on reuse and bans for unnecessary packaging, following political division and intense lobbying.

E-commerce giant Amazon has this week switched to recyclable paper and card delivery packaging for all orders delivered in Europe. The business recently announced that all deliveries will be backed in either a flexible paper bag, a cardboard envelope or a corrugated cardboard box.

Packaging firm DS Smith has announced an investment of EUR90 million at its paper mill in Rouen, France. The project will see DS Smith replacing the coal-fired boiler with a new biomass boiler, which is expected to reduce CO2 emissions at the site by 99,000 tonnes per year.

The distinctive thin wood packaging around France’s famed Camembert cheese may be under threat from the EU’s recycling drive. That’s the fear makers of the soft cow-milk comestible from Normandy face — and French EU lawmakers have hastily stepped up to address.

The BioSupPack project has recently started a new project year aiming to develop packaging solutions based on polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) derived from beer production residues and demonstrating a feasible recycling process for these biobased plastics to ensure that resources remain in circulation.

Supermarket chain Aldi has announced that it will no longer use plastic packaging for its own-label four-packs of beer and cider. The plastic shrink wrap and rings that had previously been used to hold the cans together have been replaced with a cardboard alternative. Aldi estimates that the switch will remove some 95 tonnes of plastic packaging per year.

Berlin Packaging has partnered with the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) on a sample bottle program to assist in the design and testing of recyclable PET plastic packaging. Under the partnership, Berlin now offers small quantities of specific PET bottles required to conduct PET recyclability test protocols at third party testing labs to receive APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has announced that its entire portfolio of kraft papers for packaging has been certified as home or industrially compostable.

An European Union push towards bloc-wide rules on recyclable packaging to cut plastic and other waste got initial support in the European Parliament on Tuesday.

The EcoeFISHent project comes into play to promote a demonstrable and replicable cluster implementing systemic solutions through multilevel circular value chains for eco-efficient valorization of fishing and fish industries side- streams.

Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has signed a deal to help boost its use of recycled raw materials. The Clinique and La Mer owner is partnering with SK chemicals to develop packaging made from the South Korean company’s materials from advanced recycling.