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Plastic Recycling Accelerates: Valio Brings Recycled Plastic to Food Packaging

Valio is among the first food companies to begin using recycled plastic. This development in packaging is part of a larger goal: the food company wants to cut milk’s carbon footprint to zero by 2035.

From Valio Ltd 1 Oct 2019

A New Research on Producing Renewable Energy Using Black Plastics

Researchers from Swansea University have found how plastics commonly found in food packaging can be recycled to create new materials like wires for electricity – and could help to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the future.

23 Aug 2019

Green Cell Foam Meets Safe and Reliable Packaging Needs

Green Cell Foam, which produces fully biodegradable and disposable packaging material, has widened its global trade by becoming the only provider of insulated coolers for NIKU Farms.

7 Aug 2019

TIPA® Receives Technology Pioneer Award from World Economic Forum

TIPA®, an Israeli company that produces compostable packaging, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers”.

From TIPA Compostable Packaging 5 Jul 2019

Key Industry Players to Discuss Sustainability in Food Packaging at MeetingPack 2019

On 29 and 30 May, MeetingPack2019 will present the cutting-edge solutions in sustainable plastic packaging for food and beverages.

31 May 2019

Jack Mason Introduces Solar-Powered Watch Using Recycled and Eco-Friendly Materials

In favor of Earth Day, Jack Mason launched its first solar-powered watch made from sustainable and recycled materials.

23 Apr 2019

Toray Plastics (America) Collaborates with Sustainable Packaging Coalition

Toray Plastics (America) has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). The Sustainable Packaging Coalition is a membership-based collaborative that believes in the power of industry to make packaging more sustainable.

From Toray Plastics (America), Inc 13 Mar 2019

VolCat: Process to Turn PET into a Renewable Resource Developed by IBM Researchers

IBM researchers have created a new technology called VolCat, a catalytic chemical process that can turn PET, a type of plastic commonly used in food packaging and polyester clothing, into a renewable resource.

15 Feb 2019

Scientists Use Enzymatic Polymerization Method for Furan-Based Polyester

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most successful plastics and is used to produce bottles and fibers for clothing. However, petroleum-based building blocks are used to produce PET.

31 Jan 2019

University-Industry Partnership to Promote Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Food Processing and Packaging

Fraser and Neave, Limited (F&N) has collaborated with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and set up a laboratory in Singapore to create novel products and recipes for its array of beverage products.

8 Jan 2019