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Home » Plastic packaging

Articles Tagged with ''Plastic packaging''

Plastic Film Packaging Lids BRCGS AA rated

KM Packaging earns AA grade from BRCGS for third year in a row

September 30, 2021
Corona is first global beverage brand to reach net zero plastic footprint
Packaging

Corona is first global beverage brand to reach net zero plastic footprint

Company recovers more plastic from the environment than it releases
Kristen Kazarian
Kristen Kazarian
June 9, 2021

Corona has become the first global beverage brand with a net zero plastic footprint, meaning the brand recovers more plastic from the environment than it releases into the world. This achievement is part of the brand's vision to be a sustainability leader in consumer packaged goods.


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Food tray made from SupraPulp
Engineering R&D

Food-grade compostable packaging survives microwaves, ovens and freezing but doesn't clutter the earth

Made from pulp, this microwaveable and oven-safe material comes from renewables and is compostable, leaving no plastic behind forever
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
December 1, 2020
With a new process invention, a startup named W-Cycle has not only created a patented replacement for plastic, but a material that is totally compostable—from the earth and back to the earth.
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plastic waste
Packaging

Bioplastic packaging ripe for innovation

Compostable, biodegradable packaging still in early stages of adoption
Rose Shilling
Rose Shilling
June 8, 2020
Bioplastic packaging remains in the early development stage with no dominant companies, a new analysis finds.
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skin packaging with paper-based board
Packaging

More companies add options for film over paper-based board

Rose Shilling
Rose Shilling
April 13, 2020
Two companies have new skin packaging with paper-based board instead of plastic trays.
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aluminum cups at the Super Bowl
Packaging

Super Bowl venue trades plastic cups and bottles for aluminum

Rose Shilling
Rose Shilling
March 16, 2020
Announcements of drinks in aluminum containers seem to be picking up, and two that stood out recently were for some of the beer and water served at the Super Bowl.
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plastic packaging
Manufacturing News

Innovative recycling solutions for plastic food packaging

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
March 9, 2020
Consumers around the world are frustrated with plastic. A recent study from Global Data says that 35% of UK consumers are more likely to purchase products without any plastic at all, compared to goods even with recycled plastic.
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mulch film market
Engineering R&D

Novel plastic formulation decomposes naturally

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
December 19, 2019
A new plastic technology developed by a startup company, Radical Plastics, has created a plastic resin that—depending on composition—can have a “preprogrammed” time to return to basic nonthreatening carbon compounds.
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marie packaging
Packaging

Marie’s salad dressing loses its famous glass jar for plastic

Ring Container Technologies collaborated with with Ventura Foods on new bottle for Marie’s Refrigerated Salad Dressing.
Crystal-Lindell
Crystal Lindell
June 3, 2018
After years of being in its famous glass jar, Marie’s Refrigerated Salad Dressing now comes in a plastic bottle.
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WindowCan
Plastic Packaging

Sonoco releases plastic WindowCan with transparent window

The new WindowCan combines plastic packaging and rigid paperboard containers.
Crystal-Lindell
Crystal Lindell
July 13, 2017
Sonoco Europe’s new WindowCan gives customers a clear view of food products like muesli and confectionery — while combining the advantages of rigid paperboard containers with those of plastic packaging.
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