Videojet Technologies is showcasing its advanced printing and marking solutions at this year’s WestPack show in the US. The event is being held between 6 and 8 February in Anaheim, California. At the event, the firm will exhibit ...
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has awarded $1m for five new recyclable and compostable packaging solutions to stop plastics becoming waste. The foundation launched its $2m New Plastics Economy innovation prize, funded by Wendy Schmidt, to ...
Water UK has launched a new scheme in the UK to allow consumers to refill plastic water bottles in public places to help reduce the plastic use. People will be able to refill water bottles for free in tens of thousands of places in ...
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Unilever is calling the consumer goods industry to accelerate action to tackle ocean packaging waste and create a circular economy for plastics. Last year, the firm has announced its commitment to make its plastic packaging 100% reusable, ...
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Coca-Cola has set a goal to collect and recycle every bottle or can it sells by 2030. The company announced the new packaging commitment as part of its ‘World Without Waste’ campaign which looks to make all its packaging 100% ...
Mineral water brand evian announced its plans to use 100% recycled materials for its packaging by 2025. The company says that this ‘circular approach’ will keep the plastic within the economy and out from nature. To achieve ...
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP) has introduced a fully recyclable polyethylene packaging solution in India. The company has developed an advanced formulation of polyethylene (PE) resins to produce sustainable all PE laminate ...
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The European Union (EU) has unveiled a new strategy on plastics as part its efforts to protect the environment from plastic pollution. Under the new strategy, EU intends to turn all plastic packaging into recyclable by 2030, in addition ...
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Gosport Borough Council and paper cup manufacturer Huhtamaki have initiated a recycling initiative for paper coffee cups in Gosport, UK. Environment Minister, Thérèse Coffey, has today launched a new recycling initiative for ...
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Foodservice retailer McDonald’s said by 2025, it plans to use packaging that come from renewable, recycled or certified sources. The company announced goals to enhance its packaging and help reduce waste to positively impact the ...
UK-based frozen food supplier Iceland Foods has committed to eliminate plastic packaging from all of its own brand products within next five years. The move follows a recent decision made by the UK Prime Minister Theresa May to eradicate ...
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Sensor-based sorting technology provider Tomra Sorting Recycling has secured a contract from Australia-based SKM Recycling (SKM) to supply automated sorting technology. Under the contract, Tomra will supply 40 Autosort units featuring new ...
Italian flexible packaging company SCEA has invested in BOBST gravure technology. The rapid expansion required SCEA to relocate to a larger production facility in Zevio, near Verona, in 2008 in order to accommodate the increasing number ...
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© Semiconductor Today Magazine / Juno Publishing The ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) market is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.8% from $178.4m in 2016 to $1311.7m by 2025, reckons market research firm ...
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Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP) is lending its support to the first quantitative study for the reduction of plastic waste in Japan. Dow will provide financial assistance to study the impact of plastic waste and debris on the ...