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Packaging Material a Key Issue for the Climate

Switching material from plastic to paperboard can reduce a packaging’s climate impact by 99 per cent.

4 Jan 2019

Quitting Plastic is Easy, High School Switches to Compostable Packaging

Tuesday night’s War on Waste episode broadcast by the ABC featured BioPak compostable bioplastic BioCups as a solution Kiama High School canteen are implementing to divert waste from landfill, and avoiding the use of conventional plastic.

10 Aug 2018

Researchers Develop New Method to Convert Plastic Waste into Insulation Foams

Each year, millions of tons of waste across the globe are caused by end-of-life vehicles, with their rubber, metal and plastic components.

8 Jun 2017

New Reusable Packaging Technology Creatively Reduces Waste from Plastic Water Bottles

DBA the Eco Connect Bottle® System is a patented container coupling technology that utilizes a precise exclusive recess molded into the bottle base to enable empty bottles to be firmly connected to each other, and different types of functional connector pieces to construct several useful household items like desks, tables, trash bins, storage cubes, toys, and even building insulation.

19 Apr 2017

Plastic Packaging Preserves Food and May Help Prevent Food Waste

These days, grocery stores contain aisle after aisle of products encased in plastic packaging. This practice preserves food and might help prevent food waste, but does the environmental cost justify it? The cover story of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, looks into the matter.

20 Oct 2016

Researchers Improve Quality, Sustainability of Plastic

Researchers at the Masdar Institute have tried to create a technology that would enhance the ability of some types of plastics to slow down the process of oxidation. Oxidation is the natural phenomenon that leads to food getting spoilt. The study backs UAE’s position in being a regional leader in the plastic industry worldwide.

29 Jun 2016

Florida Institute for Commercialization of Public Research Finalizes Funding Agreement with US Bioplastics

The Florida Institute for Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with US Bioplastics, an Orlando-based company that takes feedstock waste, paper production by-products, or other plant waste to practical use and then returns it to the environment without damaging the ecology.

21 Jul 2014

New Research Report on the Recycled, Reusable and Degradable Packaging Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Green Packaging Market (Recycled, Reusable & Degradable) - Global Scenario, Trends, Industry Analysis, Size, Share And Forecast, 2011 - 2018.

2 Nov 2012

PACK EXPO 2012: Milliken Highlights Sustainable High-Performance Additives for Packaging Applications

Milliken & Company is highlighting the major advantages of its high-performance additives for packaging applications at PACK EXPO 2012, booth #4759, here in Chicago from Oct. 28-31. Milliken’s Millad® NX™ 8000 clarifying agents for polypropylene (PP) and Hyperform® nucleating agents for PP and polyethylene (PE) deliver notable improvements in appearance, performance, processability and sustainability.

1 Nov 2012

Cost Sacrificed for Sustainability in Future Packaging Solutions

While today’s packaging professional is focused on cost, performance and food safety/security, sustainability will replace cost as a dominant trend in 10 years, according to a study done by Packaging World and DuPont. Food safety/security is and will remain a top trend, respondents say.

26 Oct 2012