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Finalist Interview: Plastic Scanner
The next of our Sustainability Awards 2021 finalist interviews is with Jerry de Vos, creator of Plastic Scanner - an open-
Celebration Packaging launches ‘100% recyclable’ foodservice packaging
Foodservice packaging supplier Celebration Packaging has announced its new range of recycled PET packaging, which it says is made from
Loop launches in Tesco stores: ‘The impact could be enormous’
Reuse packaging platform has potential to change the way we shop, claims Ken Murphy, Tesco Group CEO. Tesco has launched
Finalist interview: RecycleMich
RecycleMich’s app for smartphones, which allows users to collect points for recycling plastic packaging and aluminium cans, is one
EuPC responds to calls for mandatory recycled content targets
Plastics converter representative EuPC has responded to PlasticsEurope’s call for a 30% recycled content target for plastics by 2030,
BOBST announces new samples ‘designed for recyclability’
Packaging and label equipment and services supplier BOBST, along with its collaborators, has announced the launch of its ‘Generation 2.
Is a UN treaty needed to address plastic pollution?
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has published a white paper outlining its views on a UN treaty that would set out
Finalist interview: Cera2seal by watttron
Congratulations on being selected by the international judging panel as a Sustainability Awards 2021 finalist! Could you please introduce your
European plastics producers call for mandatory EU recycled content target
Plastic industry representative PlasticsEurope says it endorses revisions to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), while calling
Emballator launches ‘100% plastic free’ monotube
Emballator has announced the pre-launch of its monotube prototype, which it says is made of 100% aluminium, as it
Mars Petcare UK ‘to remove 180 tonnes of plastic’ from pet food multipacks
Mars Petcare is set to replace shrink-film with cardboard across its UK multipack pet food range, in a bid
Mondi: How to Solve the Materials Puzzle
The challenge of providing packaging that balances resource efficiency with the lowest possible environmental impact is one that every member