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Embracing Earth Day with Recyclable and Compostable Flexible Packaging

Earth Day is April 22, but you can make every day Earth Day. One way is to reflect on our consumption habits and their impact on the environment. One significant area where innovation is rapidly progressing is in flexible packaging solutions. The development of recyclable and compostable flexible packaging stands out as a promising avenue towards sustainable practices for converters to consider.

RecycleReady Technology from Dow Receives RecyClass Recyclability Approval

Following independent, scientific testing, Dow (NYSE: DOW) RecycleReady Technology is the first compatibilizer to obtain a Recyclability Approval. This packaging technology was found to be fully compatible with the European flexible polyethylene (PE) recycling stream.

Better with Less - Design Challenge: Jury looks for recyclable packaging

This year, the focus of the "Better with Less - Design Challenge" is on packaging solutions that are easy to recycle, use resources more efficiently and produce no waste. The competition was launched on 1 June and runs until 1 December 2022. In a newly released video, the nine renowned jury members make statements on the circular economy and explain the role that packaging designers have to play.

Greeneye Precision Spraying System Reduces Non-Residual Herbicide Use by 87% While Delivering Same Efficacy As Broadcast Spraying, UNL Trial Finds

Other key findings reveal a more than 60% reduction in total herbicide costs using the Greeneye system compared to broadcast application

2022 Sustainable Food Awards Open

The Sustainable Food Awards are now open to entries. Organised by Ecovia Intelligence, the aim of the Sustainable Food Awards is to give recognition to operators helping build a sustainable food industry.

Dow, HP, Reifenhäuser, Cadel Deinking and Karlville deliver proof of concept for bag-to-bag recycling

Industry leaders unveil feasibility study for recycling digitally printed polyethylene barrier packaging into new high-value PE bags

KAVALAN Unveils Powerful Call to Action Against Environmental Catastrophe

When the products we buy claim to be ‘100 percent recycled’, ‘eco-friendly’, ‘sustainable’, ‘recyclable’ or ‘zero-waste’, how do we know we’re getting the full story? Taya Groups, creator of PVC-free banner material range KAVALAN, has launched the KAVALAN PVC-Free Pledge for the Planet, a video highlighting the prevalence of greenwashing and how the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) process can help substantiate these claims.

High-barrier food pouch designed for recyclability by Dow, Syntegon, Comexi, Plastchim-T and Ticinoplast

New PE-based, high-barrier, flexible stand-up pouches deliver toughness, stiffness and shelf-appeal and can be produced at speed, on existing VFFS production lines.