The Brazilian Aluminium Association and the Brazilian Association of Aluminium Cans of High Recyclability have announced that Brazil topped all its previous aluminium can recycling efforts by accomplishing a historic rate of over 98% in ...
Bottled water company Nestle Waters North America, a producer of Arrowhead Brand 100% Mountain Spring Water has introduced its new .5L ReBorn bottle that is made with 50% recycled PET (rPET). Arrowhead, which uses rPET, will save ...
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Global packaging company Sonoco's unit Sonoco Recycling has invested $4m in its materials recovery facility (MRF) in Columbia, South Carolina, US allowing it to accept additional types of materials. The facility will enable residents in ...
Tags: recycling, invested, MRF, materials, household materials, composite cans
BMW and Boeing have signed an agreement to collaborate on carbonfibre technology that will flow through to the German car maker's future production cars. The partnership will see BMW share carbonfibre manufacturing know-how with the ...
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Plastic Ingenuity, a US-based custom thermoformer has teamed up with the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) to fund a grant program to collect and process PET thermoformed ...
Tags: Pet Recycling Program, PET thermoformed packaging, recycling facilities
With only one in 10 sheets of copy paper being recycled in Australia, Planet Ark has introduced the Friday File Fling to its range of activities for this year's National Recycling Week (12-18 November). Friday 16 November has been ...
Tags: copy paper, recycling week, recycling in the workplace
Plastic packaging producer in the US, Amcor Rigid Plastics is set to develop its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) wine bottles with both synthetic and natural corks. The addition of corks to the PET wine bottles makes them look like ...
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Disposables manufacturer in the UK, Solo Cup Europe has unveiled the new UltraClear plus press&dress range of lids, which have been designed to fit a broad selection of the company’s tumblers. Solo Cup said UltraClear plus ...
US-based SanTan Brewing is all set to launch its seasonal beer series in new cans manufactured by global beverage can maker Rexam. Initially, SanTan's seasonal brew Rail Slide Imperial Spiced Ale will be launched in a new 12oz can. The ...
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Closure manufacturer in the US, Portola Packaging has announced that the company’s North American facilities have achieved reduction in energy usage by almost 20% over the past two years, and recycled more than 5.5 million lbs of ...
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UK-based Recycling technology developer Enval announced that it has secured new premises in the designated Enterprise Zone at Alconbury. The buildings will be home to the company's patented process for the recycling of laminated plastic ...
Tags: Recycling technology, aluminum packaging, environmental life cycle
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK, which represents Elopak, SIG Combibloc and Tetra Pak, and paper and packaging producer Sonoco Alcore have teamed up to establish a beverage carton recycling facility in Halifax, ...
Tags: Carton Recycling, beverage cartons, paperboard products
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK, comprising of Tetra Pak, SIG Combibloc and Elopak, has entered into an agreement with paper producer Sonoco Alcore to set up a beverage carton recycling plant near Halifax. ...
Visy, in partnership with Byron Bay Brewery, has developed a new PET beer bottle that utilises proprietary PET bottle technology to ensure an extended shelf life, while maintaining the freshness and integrity of the beer. The new Byron ...
Tags: Pet Beer Bottle, Byron Bay Brewery, innovative and sustainable packaging
US-based packaging products maker Weatherchem has invested significantly toward its eventual target of becoming landfill-free, as the firm claims it takes environment seriously. In the recent past, Weatherchem installed new electric ...
Tags: Weatherchem, new electric presses, sustainability drive