Packaging waste derived from snack goods like potato chip packets may provide manufacturers with versatile new ways to cut their environmental impacts by using the materials in bags, pencil cases and even building products, says one US-based group.
The organic food company, Hain Celestial Group has been named number one in the food and drink sector in The Sunday Times Best Green Companies Award 2009.
More than 1.1m tonnes of waste will be saved from disposal in landfill sites over the next three years thanks to a new initiative from recycling specialists in Wales, Waste and Resources Action Programme, Cymru.
A new website has been launched that aims to become the first port of call on issues surrounding food waste and inform food processors and other interested parties about the latest sustainability initiatives.
The extra £10m funding for processing UK food waste announced in the recent UK budget will allow more than 300,000 additional tonnes of food waste to be processed every year, says the recycling action group Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
Efforts by snack manufacturers to improve their sustainability credentials continue with UK firm United Biscuits reporting "great progress" in its six-pronged sustainability blueprint launched last year.
Better control of all processing plant equipment that uses energy can play a role in increasing efficiency and reducing costs for food and beverage manufacturers, claims a UK research group.
The overall recycling rate of alufoil trays and semi-rigid containers throughout Europe is 40 per cent, but there are plans afoot to increase that rate, claims the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA).
Fifteen additional workplaces in the UK have signed up this week to a can recycling initiative that aims to persuade business sectors to save aluminium and steel drink cans for recycling.
Limestone derived paper offers food manufacturers an environmentally responsible packaging material for a range of products, as not being sourced from timber, it helps to preserve the earth’s forests, claims its distributor.
The belt manufacturer said its new Habasit LINK M0870 Micropitch Flat Top 0.3” pitch system is most applicable to the conveying of delicate small footprint food products such as baked goods or confectionery between conveyor systems as the extremely tight...
FDA validation of a waterless recycling process means that US food companies can avail of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) flake for use in a range of food product packaging types, claims a US recycling company.
Green issues pervaded last week's SIAL food exhibition and much in evidence was the food industry's response to burgeoning consumer demand for products that breathe life into sustainability, from ingredients to packaging.
US aluminium recycle rates for beverage cans have continued to increase in 2007, making the product the most recycled beverage container material in the country, according to an industry association.
A new UK recycling centre will be able to convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastics back into food grade raw materials for use in new plastic packaging, says Closed Loop.
US-based food producer Heinz has unveiled ambitious plans to reduce
its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2015 by using energy
generated from potato peel.
Paragon Print and Packaging, which manufactures and supplies optimised permeable films for fresh and chilled food sectors, has been accredited with three responsible packaging certifications.
British chocolatier Montezuma is one of the latest confectionery
companies to promote its green credentials by introducing recycled
and recyclable packaging.
A manufacturer of high barrier oxygen scavenging materials says it
plans to extend the products applications in food and beverage
packaging after receiving approval from the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
By Harald Kaeb and Erwin Vink of European Bioplastics
Bioplastics and biopackaging offer multiple waste management
options, but these will only be developed in full when there is
more material on the market, according to the industry.
A US-based meat processor is the latest player in the food industry
to start recycling waste into biogas, in order to reduce fossil
fuels use and improve waste management.
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) hit back
against criticisms on recycling issues by UK environment secretary
Hilary Benn, saying that while it agreed improvements must be made,
some remarks were incorrect.
A US-based company yesterday claimed to have developed a process to
turn recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into
plastic that can be used to package foods.
Healthy, environmentally friendly and delivered in a minimum time
period - a new water vending machine uses radio frequency
identification (RFID) to hit all the market trends.
UK soft drinks group Britvic will begin recycling its glass drinks
bottles, mimicking trends in the premium spirits sector and helping
Britain lurch toward its EU recycling commitments.
EU legislators yesterday voted in favour of proposals to introduce
a controversial five-stage hierarchy of priority for the bloc's
waste management policy.
The US food and beverage sector used $37bn worth of sustainable or
"green" packaging in 2005,with demand forecast to reach $42bn in
2010, according to a new study.
An influential industry body has hit back at a call by
environmental and consumer advocacy groups to put a tax on
disposable and 'hard-to-recycle' packaging.
In a bid to help UK companies meet food waste disposal targets, the
Yorkshire regional government has launched a project to band
smaller manufacturers together to make collection less costly and
more efficient.
Work on the UK's first factory able to recycle HDPE resin from
plastic milk bottles for re-use in food packaging could start
within a year, according to a government-funded recycling agency.
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
has recently published the results of their fact-finding mission,
which found 'inappropriate practices' in the exporting of paper
packaging waste.
In a bid to limit potentially hazardous chemical contamination the
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated their
recommendations on safeguarding recycled plastic packaging.
Driven by tougher waste legislation and set EU targets, the
recovery of plastics in the bloc is growing steadily, according to
a new report by Applied Market Information (AMI).
European post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) collection
recycling rates reached 796,000 tonnes in 2005, a 15.1 per cent
increase over the previous year, according to a trade association.
Recycled packaging has become a more viable option in the UK,
according to three leading firms spanning soft drinks, food
retailing and cosmetics, who have been trialling products and
gauging consumer opinion.
A new recycling plant in Brazil is the first in the world that can
separate the aluminium and plastic components used in packaging
cartons, according to Alcoa, a joint partner in the project.
The UK government is seeking views on proposals to amend the
regulations that require businesses to recycle and recover target
levels of packaging waste each year.
A new UK study has revealed that including metal cans - both
aluminium and steel - in kerbside collection schemes can offer
significant economic benefits.
The Australian Institute of Packaging has held a forum addressing
government moves to introduce stricter accountability for recycling
and the impact it will have on the industry. Speakers pointed out
challenges such as recycling often...
