One of Europe’s leading take-away salad bar company Picadeli has replaced their single-use plastics lid with a formed fiber lid. The new lid is plastic-free, PFAS-free, renewable, recyclable, biodegradable and saves about 120 tonnes of plastic waste annually. Picadeli has 2,300 salad bars throughout Europe and the USA. With a strong focus on sustainability …
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Bobst has announced to have created a new logistics hub for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions, consolidating the group’s supply chain network, to bring new levels of speed, reliability and efficiency in the parts ordering process. The company has transformed its supply chain with the setting up of a new large …
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The Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi (EAD) has introduced a range of ‘Big Zero’ installations throughout Abu Dhabi, which will act as collection points for the public to deposit single-use plastic bottles for recycling. The installations will be placed in prime locations with high footfall such as malls, parks and events. The ‘Big Zero’ installations …
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Coveris has teamed up with sustainable start-up Notpla to deliver a range of printed, biodegradable and recyclable food cartons, using Notpla’s coating technology. Tackling growing sustainability concerns in the food-to-go and takeaway sector due to lack of street and kerbside recycling infrastructure, alongside functional packaging requirements, new specially coated board packs address both packaging …
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As part of Think Planet, Radisson Blu Dubai Media City aims to reduce the hotel’s negative impact on its environment and the planet. In keeping with this, the hotel has made the momentous change to remove plastic bottles from its property. Replacing the 0.5l bottles on offer in each room and at the restaurants …
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Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP) introduces the DairySeal line of packaging that features ClearCor, an advanced polyethylene terephthalate (PET) barrier. With the introduction of DairySeal, the exploding nutritional, dairy alternatives, and ready-to-drink (RTD) market will now have a more sustainable packaging option that can be leveraged across all retail channels. The ClearCor PET barrier technology …
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Mondi, one of the global leaders in packaging and paper, has announced plans to invest around €5 million in a new research and development (R&D) facility at Mondi Steinfeld, in Germany. This investment will support customers by helping them to develop solutions that achieve their sustainability goals. Construction of the facility has commenced, and …
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The Middle East and Africa (MEA) paper industry is riding a growth wave buoyed by e-commerce proliferation and exponential demand in the packaging sector across the region, estimated to be a market worth around AED 270 billion. Propaper Dubai 2022 which transpired from 20-22 September at Festival Arena, Dubai Festival City hosted paper industry …
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Mura Technology, one of the global pioneer of an advanced plastic recycling solution, and Dow, aleading materials science company, have announced the next step in their ongoing collaboration to help solve the global plastics waste issue and advance circularity. Mura plans to construct a new facility at Dow’s Böhlen site in Germany, the latest in …
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Sidel is celebrating a successful week after exhibiting at Drinktec 2022 (between the 12-16 September) in Munich. Existing and potential customers met with packaging experts on the Sidel booth and there was a very strong attendance that surpassed expectations for visitor numbers, post-pandemic. The Sidel stand showcased customer success stories from projects around the …
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