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Mondi and Hazeleger Kaas launch recyclable cheese packaging

Packaging and paper giant, Mondi, Dutch cheese packaging company Hazeleger and have worked together and developed EnvelopeForm, a new fully recyclable polypropylene (PP)  mono-material solution for packaging Westland Kaas’ Maaslander cheese slices. The light-weight solution, fully recyclable solution replaces a heavier multi-layer plastic solution. Mondi’s mono-material meets the high oxygen and moisture barrier properties required …

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Danone launches formula milk in innovative, pre-measured tab format

Danone announces the launch of the first ever formula milk in the United Kingdom to be sold in a pre-measured tab format. Danone is introducing this format innovation in the UK in response to parents’ desire for greater convenience and ease when preparing formula milk feeds.   In commenting on the launch, Gustavo Hildenbrand, General …

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Mars Food debuts recyclable, food-safe mono-plastic pouch

Mars Food will begin to use the industry’s first recyclable, food-safe, mono-polypropylene plastic (PP) for microwavable rice pouches on its brands.   Launching in the first half of 2021, the business has ambitions to further scale the technology across its portfolio, beginning at the back half of the year.   The use of high-performing mono-PP …

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McDonald’s India launches ‘EatQual’ for specially-abled diners

The fast food giant has introduced an ingenious new packaging design that does away with the perception that burgers are a two-handed meal, making its menus accessible to all     McDonald’s India (West and South) has launched a new packaging range to mark International Day of Person with Disabilities, designed for specially abled customers. …

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Unilever and Alibaba launch China’s first closed-loop recycling system

Unilever has joined forces with the Alibaba Group to launch the country’s first large-scale closed-loop plastic recycling system.   The joint initiative – called Waste-Free World – is part of Unilever’s drive to tackle the root cause of plastic waste and think differently about packaging. As a company Unilever has set a goal to halve …

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McDonalds Will Use UBQ in Restaurants

McDonald’s franchise, Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. is expanding its environmental impact initiatives, announcing today an unprecedented partnership with the Israeli company UBQ, which has developed a patented process for converting unsorted household waste into a plastic substitute that reduces carbon emissions. The goal of the alliance is to begin using this new environmentally-friendly material in …

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Mars Food & Amcor announce launch of recyclable microwavable rice pouch

Mars Food, in partnership with global packaging company Amcor, will bring the first food-safe, mono-material microwavable rice pouch to market beginning in 2021. The project will bring to market the industry’s first food-safe, mono-material microwavable rice pouch. The breakthrough packaging technology will make the pouches for Mars Food’s household brands such as Ben’s Original® and …

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Maggi recyclable wraps

Maggi has become the first major brand to use recyclable paper packaging to wrap individual bouillon cubes, for its organic range in France. The paper used for the wrapper is from sustainable sources – pulp and paper mills certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and The Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification – and …

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Nestlé to introduce first recyclable retort pouch

Purina has launched a first-of-its-kind recyclable flexible plastic packaging for wet pet food, beginning this month. The innovation will be first introduced under the Felix brand in the Netherlands as part of a year-long pilot. This new pouch addresses a key challenge – to simplify plastic structures in order to make them recyclable, without compromising on …

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