UK-based Tri-Star Packaging has unveiled its new packaging range, Nibble Box, which is suitable for holding a vast array of foods, from breakfast fruits and pasta salads to other options such as tapas, meze, and tortilla wraps. The new ...
Tags: Food Packaging, Packaging Range, PET pack
Finnish packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has developed a limited edition print run for some of its foodservice disposables. The ‘Celebration2012‘ range features new funky designs that feature key sporting events and a selection ...
Woolworths South Africa, in partnership with Africa’s post-consumer plastic recycling firm Extrupet, rolled out new sustainable shopping bags for its product packaging. The newly unveiled reusable shopping bags, made from 100% rPET ...
Tags: Sustainable Bags, Bags, shopping bags
Investment company Ludgate Environmental Fund (LEF) has announced its participation in a funding round into plastic bottle recycler PlasticsECO to finance continued expansion over 2013. According to LEF, ECO Plastics is raising a total of ...
Tags: recycler, plastic bottle, ECO plastics, Coca-Cola, rPET pellet
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said the recycling processes are not unsafe as long as the proportion of rPET from non-food consumer applications does not exceed 5% and are operated under well-defined conditions. This was ...
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 ...
Tags: Nestle, Pet Bottle, ReBorn bottle
UK-based food packaging company, Linpac has unveiled its new Rfresh MB tray for meat and fish, combined with the LINtop Star range of lidding films. The Rfresh MB trays, which are made from rPET, offer good barrier performance and contain ...
US-based sustainable packaging solutions provider, Heritage Pioneer Corporate Group has introduced the new H-Loc Blister technology that combines eco-friendly innovation with cost-effective performance and protective yet safe packaging ...
Tags: Blister Technology, safe packaging, packaging materials
Despite a market recovery following the 2008-9 recession, demand for European food and beverage packaging in specific areas is being hit by "structural changes" including the sustainability trend. Applied Market Information (AMI) drew this ...
Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastics and reprocessing the material into useful products, sometimes completely different in form from their original state. For instance, this could mean melting down soft ...