Crown Aerosol Packaging North America, a business unit of Crown Holdings, is offering a complete range of 45mm diameter aerosol containers. The containers, which are easy-to-grip with decorative finishes and textures, are ideal for beauty ...
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The recycling of beverage cartons in Europe has reached 42% in 2013, according to new data provided by the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE). Compared to 2012, it represents a 3% rise, while the total recovery rate, ...
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The UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has provided funding for a consortium to improve recycling and the remanufacture of aluminum. LRS Consultancy will lead the recycling project in ...
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Canada-based Cascades has introduced a new alternative to polycoated packaging known as 'Respak' for the food and food services industries. The recyclable and compostable Respak has been made by using 50% recycled fibres and is said to ...
The Oxford city council has announced plans to prepare new packaging law in a bid to reduce non-biodegradable litter in the city. The city council has proposed new license conditions, under which street food vendors will be ordered to ...
UK-based vehicle manufacturer and a subsidiary of General Motors, Vauxhall Motors has inked a long term agreement with the vehicle recycling company Autogreen. As per the deal, the manufacturer will see that all its vehicles handled by ...
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Deutsche Post DHL has added to its fleet of about 11,500 vehicles one with alternative drive systems and aerodynamic modifications. It is a teardrop trailer for use throughout Germany and France, as part of DHL's logistics service for ...
Tags: Teardrop Trailer, Trailer
Polar Beverages, a US-based soft drinks company, has selected Closure Systems International's (CSI) lightweight Omni mini XP 28mm linerless closures for its carbonated beverage lines. The closures are said to reduce total cost of ...
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Food packaging supplier Tri-Star Packaging has been selected as the UK distributor of Handle-it, a new cup holder developed by packaging designer Alison Bateman. Claimed to be made from 100% recyclable wet-strength kraftboard, Handle-it ...
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The flexible packaging market is rapidly growing, with recent research suggesting that its global value equated to £45bn in 2013. But what has been the catalyst for this growth? Why is rigid packaging being replaced with flexible? ...
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Visitors to molo's installation at ICFF in New York were treated to a first look of molo's new benchwall + thinwall modular system. benchwall + thinwall function together, or independently, to add further versatility to molo's existing soft ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Paper Furniture
Finland-based paper and pulp company Metsa Board has introduced a new lightweight and sustainable board, Carta Dedica, for food service industry. Said to be safe for food contact, the board is available in a clay coating version for ...
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The Minneapolis City Council has banned polystyrene containers, a move which is said to affect local restaurants as well as other establishments. The ban, which is expected to come into force from 22 April 2015, also legitimizes food ...
As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy organization, has asked Mondelēz International to phase out unrecyclable packaging from its products and assess the environmental and operational risks associated with it. The move is a part of As ...
Linpac Rfresh Elite, the tray that makes breasts, legs and rumps more desirable has won a PackTheFuture Award at interpack for sustainability in plastic packaging. Linpac won its award in the Ecodesign category in which judges considered ...