Technology
Amazon boxes devices with more recyclate, less ink, and tactile QR instructions
New, circularity-minded packaging designs for Amazon’s Echo, Kindle, and Fire TV products claim to use an average of
SeaCube decarbonizes logistics with reefer leases and battery-powered gensets
SeaCube seeks to reduce emissions in refrigerated transport via reefer leases – powered by Greensee’s AI-driven CO2 emissions reporting
DS Smith wins award for virtual reality learning experience
DS Smith’s Operations Learning Academy (OLA) has won an award within the Best International Project category at the Uptale
Mondi mill upgrades to lower emissions and bolster operations in 2025
From the first quarter of 2025, Mondi expects to lower nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 10%, greenhouse gas emissions
Re-Gen uses Polytag watermarks to track packaging among mixed waste recycling
Re-Gen is utilizing Polytag’s watermarking technology to accurately count individual items of packaging among the 250,000 tonnes
EU-funded project recycles multi-layer plastic flexibles into new food-grade packs
The EU-funded CIRCULAR FoodPack project has successfully recycled flexible plastic multilayer composites (MLCs) into food-grade polyethylene packaging using
Videojet laser marking technology seeks to improve coding flexibility
Videojet Technologies has announced its new 7920 UV laser marking system aiming to boost ease-of-use, flexibility and reliability
Tetra Pak invests in Dutch plant recycling polyAl from drinks cartons
Tetra Pak and Yellow Dreams are making a joint investment of around €3 million to launch operations at a recycling
Semiconductor manufacturers receive government funding for U.S. production
In order to bolster semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, SkyWater Technology and Intel Corporation could receive combined investments of
Watttron achieves packaging material savings of up to 50% with new thermoforming process
German startup Watttron has revealed its new thermoforming process, ‘cera2heat’, said to be capable of consistently producing uniform, thin-walled
Picadeli takes on self-checkout fraud with Digimarc’s digital watermarks
Picadeli’s branded packaging will feature advanced digital watermarks from Digimarc to automatically verify pricing accuracy at self-checkout and
Laser-etched mangoes provide product information on fruit’s skin
Westfalia Fruit is laser-etching product information directly onto mangoes in an effort to save up to 10 million plastic