Israel-based Tipa has developed and manufactured a new technology that could solve the problem of non-recyclable flexible plastic. Food and beverage packaging accounts for more than half of the non-recyclable flexible plastic in the ...
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New figures have revealed that UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has reached 66%. The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE ) UK said it was a 16-fold increase on 2006 levels ...
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Nelipak Healthcare Packaging has joined The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), a private technical coalition of industry peers across healthcare, recycling and waste management industries seeking to improve recyclability of ...
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Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is planning to increase the use of recycled plastic in all of its bottles by 50%, as part of the UK’s new sustainable packaging strategy. The firm’s Great Britain (GB) business unit will work ...
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Industrial printers manufacturer Videojet Technologies has launched the next generation of thermal transfer overprinters (TTO) to meet code quality requirements of manufacturers. The new Videojet DataFlex 6530 and 6330 TTO printers ...
Erema said manufacturers are banking on its energy-saving add-on technology, including for food contact compatibility. Last year, Erema re-launched its Multi-Purpose Reactor (MPR) at its Discovery Day. The Austrian based manufacturer of ...
The Dow Chemical Company has partnered with national nonprofit, Keep America Beautiful, to award two $50,000 grants for organizations to establish Hefty EnergyBag programs in their communities. The program is an innovative approach to ...
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UK-based corrugated cardboard maker DS Smith is set to showcase e-commerce packaging solutions at Deliver #2 event in Germany. Deliver #2, which will take place on 27 and 28 June in Berlin, is an event that will bring together online ...
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RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, is a joint winner of the Waste Prevention category of the 2017 National Recycling Awards for its innovative approach to sustainable healthcare recycling. It’s yet another accolade - ...
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Spectra Packaging has designed new eco-friendly bottle for natural skin care brand Pure Lakes. The company used biopolymer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to produce the new tubular design bottle for Pure Lakes. The new bottles have ...
Flint Group has announced the global launch of its latest version UV LED process inks, XCURA EVO. ““EVO” is short for evolutionary,” explains Trevor Amps, Global Product Management Director for Energy Curing inks. ...
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UK flexible packaging manufacturer Skymark has joined forces with European Union (EU) partners to develop new recycling technology for printed films. The new advanced technology will be used to recycle printed films through removing ...
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A new report from Smithers Pira expects the worldwide rigid plastic packaging consumption to grow during 2017–2022 at an annual rate of 3.7% to 63.4 million tonnes. Economic and demographic trends are key determinants of packaging ...
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Expera Specialty Solutions has expanded its food packaging and processing paper portfolio with the introduction of new Prepera food processing papers. The new processing papers will keep individual food slices neatly separate and wrapped, ...
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Solegear Bioplastic Technologies has announced its audited financial results for the 12 months ended February 28, 2017. Solegear reports revenues of $2,066,061 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2017 compared to revenues of $146,036 ...
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