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'Lunch time bites' podcast: INCPEN

INCPEN expands its Fresher for Longer campaign

By Jenny Eagle

INCPEN (The Industry Council for research on Packaging & the Environment) is expanding its Fresher for Longer campaign in conjunction with WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) and Kent Waste Partnership among others.

CEF backed the Petra Polimeri process

Polypropylene recycling process backed by CEF

By Joseph James Whitworth

A process to recycle polypropylene (PP) has been judged not to pose concern by the scientific opinion of a panel from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Ball is the latest member of The Recycling Partnership, a professional group working to increase material recovery rates in the US.

Ball joins Coca-Cola to boost recycling

By Jenni Spinner

Packaging giant Ball is the latest partner of The Recycling Partnership, a group with the stated mission of boosting recycling rates in the US.

responsible packaging Interpack Amcor Flexibles

How to create responsible packaging

By Rachel Arthur

Responsible packaging is more than a buzzword about recyclability, and the industry can drive its use, according to Amcor Flexibles.  

Food firms like Kellogg's are doing their part to boost recycling with on pack messaging like the How2Recycle label.

EPA: 51.5% of US packaging gets recycled

By Jenni Spinner

Lightweighted containers, reduced material use, improved recycling awareness—many shifts in the US waste stream points toward food packaging having a better impact on the environment than ever before.

'Return to sender' says Wegmans label

Unclear labeling is a recycling headache

By Rachel Arthur

How2Recycle, a program that wants standardized recycling labels on most US consumer goods by 2016, has welcomed supermarket chain Wegmans Food Markets to its scheme. 

Braskem spoke to FPD at the EU Bioplastics conference

dispatches from EU Bioplastics conference 2013

Renewable doesn’t guarantee success - Braskem

By Joseph James Whitworth

Having a product that is renewable doesn’t mean success if other factors, such as performance, do not at least match existing alternatives.

Brian Porter

Recycling? The best way to achieve sustainability?

By Brian Porter

When packaging designers set out to deliver a customer’s wish list - performance and reliability are the chief concerns. But these days, everyone has sustainability, as a packaging objective, at the top of the list. 

Barilla pulps pasta into paper

Barilla pulps pasta into paper

By Fiona Barry

Barilla has partnered with a Venetian paper manufacturer to turn the Italian food giant’s pasta into stationery.

The Focal Point 2013: Frontiers in Packaging Conference will center on recycling and sustainability issues.

Recycling highlighted at packaging conference

By Jenni Spinner

The Focal Point 2013: Frontiers in Packaging Conference will hone in on ways the industry can work to increase food container recycling and sustainability.

Avery Dennison has launched seven  'thin' film and paper products

Avery Dennison: thinner labels more sustainable

By Jenny EAGLE

Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has launched seven 'thin' film and paper products that retain shelf life while making food labels sustainable through thinner label material constructions. 

Individual bananas sold in packaging

Top 10 worst packaging

10 worst 'culprits': Unpackit Packaging Awards

By Jenny EAGLE

Nominations are in for the best and worst food packaging at The Unpackit Awards, run by community enterprise Wanaka Wastebusters, in New Zealand.

Are consumers swayed by green packaging in their shopping choices?

SPECIAL EDITION: GOING GREEN - THE SNACK PACKAGING QUEST

Do consumers care about sustainable snack packaging?

By Oliver Nieburg

Sustainable snack packaging may be on the top brand owners’ agendas, but do consumers appreciate the efforts and how do these green materials affect their snacking experience?

Growth in polymers for plastic food packaging is being driven by the world's expanding population

Global food demand drives polymer growth

By Rod Addy

Packaging polymers are growing in the developed and developing world, driven by the constant demand for more food to feed the world’s expanding population, according to PlasticsEurope.

Nestle tackles food contact chemicals in recycled paper

Special Newsletter: Sustainable Packaging

Nestle tackles food contact chemicals in recycled paper

By Rod Addy

Nestle is cracking down on food contact materials in recycled paper as it addresses some of the challenges of reducing its environmental impact, according to head of packaging Anne Roulin.

Hurdles to reducing packaging waste

Hurdles to reducing packaging waste

By Rod Addy

The food industry must address fundamental issues behind reducing packaging’s environmental impact, according to Benjamin Punchard, senior global packaging analyst for Mintel.

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