Paint company Dulux has said it will trail new paint packs in Homebase in August 2012, in a bid to cut down waste to landfill by more than 70% as against the standard can. The 'eco-refill' 2.5l pouch is incorporates a re-sealable, tamper ...
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Office solutions provider Grand & Toy said that it has made available its reusable environmentally responsible shipping solution across Canada. Boomerang Box, which was launched after a successful pilot program, is projected to decrease ...
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Global packaging company Sonoco has provided Melitta USA with new paperboard composite cans made from recycled and recyclable content to replace with traditional metal coffee cans. According to Sonoco, Melitta has converted its 603 and ...
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Greyston Bakery, a US-based supplier of brownies and cakes, is set to install a solar array on the roof, in order to imrpove the bakery's environmental footprint and reduce its energy costs. The $33,000 funding for the solar array has ...
Novelis has opened a new aluminum recycling and casting center at its Yeongju, South Korea facility, which is part of a multi-year, $400m expansion of the company’s operations in Korea. The new aluminum beverage can recycling ...
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Global company engaged in resealable solutions and equipment Zip-Pak is set to open a new manufacturing facility in São Paulo, Brazil. The plant will expand technical and consulting services to customers in Brazil, Argentina, and ...
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Tetra Pak, the food processing and packaging solutions provider, plans to outperform its 2010 carbon emission levels in Malaysia by the end of 2020 and still carry on with its growth. According to the company, the new environmental ...
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Cardia Bioplastics and Alto Packaging have teamed up to produce packaging technology manufactured with Cardia’s thermoplastic starch resins. The resins, which are compatible with existing plastic recycle processes would be food safe ...
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Instant coffee brand Nescafé has announced the launch of a new 150g compact refill pack format for its Original, Gold Blend and Decaff products. The packs, made from a combination of aluminium foil and plastic film require less ...
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Restaurant retailer Jamba Juice has formed a strategic relationship with the Global Green USA’s Coalition of Resource Recovery (CoRR) in a bid to enhance its eco-sustainability strategy. According to Jamba Juice, the partnership ...
UK-based consumer products maker Unilever has teamed up with US-based environmental research company Earth911 to check if it is economically viable to recycle deodorant packaging. The aim of the project, with supporting partners Next life ...
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US-based health care services company Cardinal Health has announced the launch of its surgical gloves portfolio in sustainable, half-fold packaging. The portfolio includes the Protexis powder-free and Triflex powdered surgical gloves. The ...
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Be Green Packaging, a compostable packaging material producer in the US, has finalised the purchase of the manufacturing plant, where it will house the compostable packaging facility. Be Green said it plans to open a manufacturing plant ...
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The Arabian United Float Glass Company, the first independent float line in the Middle East and Africa has committed to taking the first steps to implementing a strategic approach to reducing its impact on the environment and engaged the ...
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The packaging giant has launched its biannual sustainability update entitled Mission Possible (26 July). Tetra Pak has set itself ambitious targets to double the global recycling rate of its cartons from 20% in 2010 to 40% by 2020. ...
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