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Smurfit Kappa reports significant progress in its Sustainability goals

20 April 2022
Circular Economy

2021 Sustainable Development Report highlights reduction of over 40% in CO2 emissions since 2005 and an improvement of over 6% year-on-year Smurfit Kappa continues to make significant progress on achieving…Read more →

Eco Flexibles bakes up sustainable packaging design for Lantmännen Unibake

30 March 2022
Recyclability

UK headquartered sustainable flexible packaging business, Eco Flexibles, has supported globally renowned bakery product supplier to the retail, wholesale and foodservice sectors, Lantmännen Unibake , with the development of recyclable…Read more →

HEURA LAUNCHES PACKAGING 3.0 WITH R-PET FOR CHILLED PRODUCTS

11 March 2022
Resource Efficiency

Move away from cardboard will result in a 40% reduction in CO2 emissions Europe’s fastest-growing plant-based meat company, Heura, has announced Packaging 3.0, an overhaul for its refrigerated products. The…Read more →

Innovation: First food can with reduced CO2 intensity

10 March 2022
Resource Efficiency

The German tinplate manufacturer thyssenkrupp Rasselstein launches the world’s first food can made of CO2-reduced bluemint® Steel together with the Swiss companies Hoffmann Neopac and Ricola in March. The three…Read more →

Emballator participates in project for a sustainable plastics industry

20 January 2022
Recyclability

The Chamber of Commerce has been granted funding for a feasibility study on sustainable development for the plastics industry in Jönköping County. Emballator participates as part of the steering committee…Read more →

Veolia supplies L’Oréal with recycled plastic to promote the circular economy

8 December 2021
Circular Economy, Resource Efficiency

Making cosmetic packaging with recycled plastic can avoid between 50% to 70% of CO2 emissions compared to a standard bottle. Veolia and L'Oréal have joined forces to reduce the carbon…Read more →

Five ways to make your white Christmas greener

2 December 2021
Circular Economy

The environmental impact of the Christmas period can often fall to the back of consumer’s minds at this time of year. However, three days of Christmas festivities could result in…Read more →

Packaging can help with a big issue: 4.4 billion tons of CO2 are generated due to food loss and waste

13 November 2021
Events

In a moment where more than 190 world leaders and thousands of government, business and citizen representatives joined at COP 26,WPO alerts for the importance of packaging to reduce greenhouse…Read more →

Converting CO2 emissions into products – European Green Deal project PyroCO2 kicks off

4 October 2021
Circular Economy, Recyclability

A new innovation project will demonstrate large-scale conversion of industrial carbon emissions into value added chemicals and materials. The project, conducted by a consortium of 20 leading industrial and research…Read more →

All monta Greenline Adhesive Tapes are Carbon Neutral

17 September 2021
Circular Economy, Headlines

With the introduciton of its monta Greenline range in 2019, monta Klebebandwerk GmbH has launched a self-adhesive product range with sustainable raw materials. The German tape manufacturer has gone one…Read more →

Heat resistant and fully recyclable: white rPET100 packaging for dairy, hot drinks and ready meals

1 September 2021
Circular Economy, Recyclability

Made from recycled material and designed for recycling: Starlinger viscotec, a division of the Austrian machinery supplier Starlinger & CoGmbH, has developed a new material to make packaging for dairy…Read more →