Sustainable Converting

Flexographic packaging trade shop and early technology adopter Pacificolor is reaping significant production and sustainability benefits after upgrading from fluorescent exposure to LED technology with a Shine LED Lamp Kit, innovated by…

Mondi’s new paper packaging for French Group LSDH’s Les Crudettes salads can be recycled in France. This is said to be the first commercial food product that uses Mondi’s functional barrier paper 95/5 to replace plastic bags. The new…

Cortec Corporation has launched its organics recycling program at Cortec global headquarters near Saint Paul, Minnesota. The program will collect food and paper waste that is usually thrown into the facility’s usual waste and turn it into…

Fedrigoni, a global leader in the production and sale of special papers for packaging, publishing and graphics, and of premium self-adhesive labels and materials, has acquired 70% of a NewCo that will produce inner trays for boxes and gift…

Certificates follow the strictest calculation method and are audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The new standard ensures maximum transparency for customers and offers evidence-based documentation for consumers, legislators and other…

Recycled polymers from waste plastic packaging can be used in non-packaging applications, reports Axion, one of 20 organisations involved in PlastiCircle, a pioneering pan-European research project.

Mars UK, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever, have collaborated to form a £1 million fund to help make flexible plastic recycling economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers.

Metsä Board - European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group - has designed easily recyclable packaging for the new Chopin Organic Rye Vodka range at its Excellence Centre in Äänekoski, Finland.

Axion Polymers has invested in new laboratory test equipment at its Salford-based plastics recycling facility that will allow for more accurate and rigorous material testing of its recycled polymer infeed material and finished products.

The new study, which investigates the environmental performance and impacts of multi-material pouches used for pasta sauce and olives, and compares them with alternative packaging systems, has found flexible pouches offer clear advantages.