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European Scientists Collaborate to Develop Sustainable Food Packaging for the Future

More than 220 researchers across Europe have established a forum to debate and develop eco-friendly food packaging for the future.

8 Jun 2021

Grass Fibers can Substitute Plastic in Take-Away Food Packaging

Grass fibres can replace plastic as a 100% biodegradable and disposable material for packaging for take-away food.

26 May 2021

Built in Enzymes Could Solve the Plastic Pollution Problem

A polymer-eating enzyme integrated into plastic could help solve significant pollution problems by fully composting PLAs.

22 Apr 2021

Students Turn Peanut Waste into Packaging for Energy Ball Company

A student-led packaging design for an energy ball company using leftover peanut husks has won a global award for sustainable innovative packaging.

25 Mar 2021

Edible Food Films Created for Packaging Food Products

An international group of scientists from India and Russia has created edible food films for packaging fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, and seafood. Films consist of natural ingredients, they are safe for health and the environment. In addition, films are water-soluble and dissolve by almost 90% in 24 hours. Description of the research and results of experiments are published in the Journal of Food Engineering.

24 Mar 2021

Corona Reinvents Sustainable Packaging by Launching Beer Pack Made Using Barley

Corona today launches a new, circular form of packaging for six-packs as part of its long-standing dedication to protecting the environment – harnessing surplus barley straw to create a truly sustainable paper packaging solution.

18 Mar 2021

Jabil Announces Global Investment in Paper Packaging Solutions to Meet Heightened CPG Sustainability Demand

Jabil Inc. today announced expansion plans for its newly acquired paper bottle technology with a $25 million investment in subsidiary Ecologic’s Manteca, California, location and the buildout of a new paper bottle plant in its Sustainability Center of Excellence in Tortosa, Spain.

12 Mar 2021

New Research Shows Consumers Want More Advice and Education Around Plastic Packaging

HLP Klearfold, the world's largest producer of innovative and environmentally friendly printed plastic/acetate packaging, commissioned the report which used Comparative Linguistics Analysis (CLA) to help unpick the language, phraseology, topics and sentiment of millions of words of public conversations and content online.

16 Feb 2021

Dow and Royal Umbrella, Leading Thai Rice Brand, Collaborate to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions with Improved Packaging

Dow recently announced its collaboration with Royal Umbrella and Prepack, Thai leading flexible packaging producer under SCG Packaging (SCGP), to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by optimizing plastic resin used in rice bags as well as reducing energy use in production. The collaboration utilizes Dow's sustainable packaging solution INNATE(TM)and down-gauging technology. The new recyclable rice bags will be launched in 2021 in response to consumers' demand for environmental-friendly packaging and to address the partners' sustainability goals.

From Dow 18 Nov 2020

Researchers Produce Biodegradable Plastic Film from Palm Oil Production Waste

One of the critical environmental concerns of the 21st century is plastic pollution. The same is applicable for the palm oil industry, which causes extensive deforestation and destruction of habitat.

11 Nov 2020