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Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has published the English version of its Sustainability Report 2021 on its corporate website. The Sustainability section of Toppan’s website has also...
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels has won the Thailand Prime Minister Industry Award in the Circular Economy category. The prize was presented by...
Chemical or advanced recycling has created a growing buzz over the past two years as accelerating research yields a torrent of developments. It’s no wonder, the technology is a kind of modern, sustainable plastics alchemy...
Chemical recycling, sometimes known as advanced recycling, has long been a controversial practice in the recycling arena. At the Southeast Recycling Development Council annual meeting Dec. 1, representatives from Eastman and PureCycle, two companies that...
NOVA Chemicals Corporation has launched version 5.0 of its proprietary BONFIRE® Film Development Platform for modeling and simulating multilayer films. A free tool for NOVA Chemicals’ customers and broader value chain collaborators, the BONFIRE Platform...
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, congratulates Eximpro, one of its long-time customers, on winning the AWA International Sleeve Label Award 2021. The Mexican...
Ranpak Holdings Corp., a global leader of environmentally sustainable, paper-based packaging solutions for e-commerce and industrial supply chains, announced the acquisition of Recycold Cool Solutions BV, a manufacturer of sustainable cool packs. Unlike typical cool...
Amazon has developed a new, more sustainable form of insulated food packaging that not only is made from recycled paper but also is easily recyclable. The packaging keeps ecommerce grocery orders in a safe temperature...
Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has been named to CDP’s climate change A List. CDP surveys and assesses the efforts of businesses and subnational governments in relation...
Learning to recycle just got more rewarding for K-12 students nationwide, who now have the chance to win a cash prize for their school by participating in the Trex® Plastic Film Recycling Challenge. Trex Company,...
As the world approaches two years of battling the corona virus, and the resulting supply chain crisis, food and beverage manufacturers like Mars, Grupo Bimbo, and others remain focused their sustainability goals. I’m Joyce Fassl,...
Waste Management of Houston, TX, revealed plans to invest $200 million in recycling infrastructure in 2022, bringing the company’s investment in new and upgraded recycling facilities to over $700 million since 2018. With the demand...
Sun Chemical released the latest edition of its Corporate Sustainability Report, which focuses on the organization’s commitment to a robust sustainability strategy comprised of three key pillars: operations, products and services, and collaborations. As part...
Canada Plastics Pact is excited to be welcoming 15 new Partners following last month’s release of its shared action plan to build a circular economy for plastics packaging in Canada. The new Partners announced include...
Calgary-based material supplier Nova Chemicals Corp. has named Alan Schrob as its post-consumer resin (PCR) development manager. Schrob previously held the title of senior leader, market management for the company. “In his new role, Alan...
The government-backed resources charity WRAP announced that its UK Plastics Pact members have reduced ‘problematic’ single-use plastic items by 46%, and reduced the amount of packaging on supermarket shelves by 10% in the period 2018-2020....
Home delivery drivers from the supermarket will carry purpose-made liners in their vans to store all old plastic bags given to them from customers. The drivers will then return the bags to The Food Warehouse...
Two Henkel adhesives from the Loctite Liofol RE range for use in flexible packaging have been recognized by RecyClass as fully compatible with existing recycling processes for polyethylene (PE). The development of these adhesives ensures...
A UK company with lofty aspirations around sustainable space travel has test-fired a rocket engine powered in part by plastic waste. Pulsar Fusion's hybrid rocket engine is part of an ambitious journey that also involves...
Shell is building a new 50,000 tonne/year pyrolysis oil upgrader unit at its manufacturing site on Pulau Bukom in Singapore. The unit is slated to start production in 2023 and will be the largest in...
ProAmpac, formerly Ultimate Packaging, a global leader in flexible packaging, announced their Grimsby, UK facility received the International Sustainability Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC Plus), a global sustainability certification system which supports the tracking of chemically...
The flexible packaging industry has been witnessing tremendous year-on-year growth globally. It is helping organizations to bring down their environmental footprint by reducing their dependency on glass/metal-based rigid packaging in a sustainable way. Despite this,...
Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper company, is investing €20 million to further improve the sustainability of its pulp production at the Frantschach mill in Austria. The mill, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary...
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste says a Pennsylvania recycling plant, which will convert hard-to-recycle plastic waste into a concrete additive for building and construction applications, should be fully operational early next year. The alliance,...
After more than two years in development, GreenBlue and the Recycled Material Standard (RMS) team are proud to announce the official launch of the RMS and invite brands and suppliers in the plastics recycling value...
Morrisons will become the first supermarket to own its own recycling operations through the acquisition of a significant stake in a new recycling site in Fife. The site will reprocess ‘hard-to-recycle’ soft plastics. Uniquely within...
Austria-based packaging producer ALPLA Group says it has opened its new plant for high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic recycling in Toluca, Mexico. That project was announced in September of last year. In Toluca, ALPLA invited guests...
In collaboration with Meijer, Dow enabled a new paving technique using recycled plastic bags to create a more durable parking lot for the retailer's Holland, Mich. supercenter. This recycled polymer modified asphalt (RPMA) parking lot...