Sustainability and innovation go hand-in-hand as retailers, producers and growers look for ways to reduce reliance on unsustainable packaging and find environmentally friendly packaging solutions.
Packaging manufacturers Macpac are setting the pace and the agenda for a new blend of black plastic shaping the future towards a full circular economy.
Oji Fibre Solutions, a global producer of market pulp, paper and fibre-based packaging is confident of success in the newly established Australian market, saying they are committed to growing within the region.
The European recycling industry is going to miss a 2025 target for recycling PET bottles, unless there is a reversal of the slowing growth rate in recycling, according to a new study by ICIS.
Marks and Spencer is introducing a reusable container incentive for fresh food-to-go at its Market Place counters in what’s believed to be a first for a major retailer.
Grower and shipper GreenFruit Avocados introduced its new 2-count box and outer carton at the PMA Foodservice Conference and Expo in Monterey, CA held this past week.
Packaging technologists at Kite Packaging have introduced their new paper padded envelopes, an environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional bubble lined envelopes.
The team at Kite Packaging have continued with their environmental drive by developing and introducing a new machine bio film produced from sugar cane, the greenest material on the market.
MA/MH (Modified Atmosphere/Modified Humidity) packaging technology, Xtend Iceless, eliminates the need for ice and non-recyclable wax cartons in the transport of fresh vegetables, such as broccoli.
More than three quarters of British consumers do not understand the daily recommended levels of salt, fat and sugar consumption, according to a nationwide survey.
One of Australia's largest producers of sweet corn and beans has reduced plastic packaging on its produce by 80%, saving hundreds of thousands of disposable plastic trays from entering Australian rubbish heaps each month.
Luxembourg-based producer of glass and metal products Ardagh Group has launched a new slimline 187ml aluminum can, specially designed for wine and wine-based drinks.
Eight problematic or unnecessary single-use plastics have been published by WRAP that members of The UK Plastics Pack are expected to remove from shelf by the end of 2020.
These eight core items include disposable plastic cutlery, plastic stirrers, pla
