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Greiner Packaging
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Kremsmünster
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Austria
Sustainable refill bottle
Greiner Packaging develops innovative refill solution that reduces use of plastics
Greiner Packaging is now offering a solution that is as smart as it is environmentally friendly: a sustainable refill bottle that can be used for liquids in spray bottles such as household cleaning products. The bottle can be used for multiple refill doses, doing the work of four conventional spray…
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Placon
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Madison, WI
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United States
Recognition
Placon obtains SCS Global certification for 75% rPET content
As a sustainable packaging leader, Placon has been using post-consumer recycled PET in their PET packaging for more than thirty (30) years. To ensure sustainable packaging quality and transparency, Placon was recently certified by SCS Global Services for their RPET-F75 PET material, Fresh n’…
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SABIC
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Riyadh
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Saudi Arabia
Circular economy
bp and SABIC embark on new cooperation for products from advanced plastics recycling
- bp and SABIC have signed a new cooperation to drive a circular economy at the Gelsenkirchen, Germany production site
- The new collaboration will help to increase production of certified circular products that use used mixed plastics as feedstock, thus reducing the amount of fossil resources needed…
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Amcor
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Ann Arbor, MI
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United States
rPET milk bottle
Fresh milk in Amcor's clear PCR/PET bottles is a first in Argentina
Amcor has broken new ground in the Argentine dairy market developing the first fresh milk bottle made of transparent post-consumer recycled (PCR) polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin. The custom-designed 1-L container for leading dairy maker Mastellone Hnos, Buenos Aires, supports the positioning…
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David Speirs MP, Premier of South Australia
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Adelaide
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Australia
Legislation
South Australia: Start of single-use plastic products ban
South Australia’s historic ban on single-use plastic products starts with drinking straws, stirrers and cutlery to be prohibited from sale, supply or distribution across the state.
The ban is the first of its kind across Australia and follows the ground-breaking legislation passing Parliament last…
The ban is the first of its kind across Australia and follows the ground-breaking legislation passing Parliament last…
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Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH
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Montabaur
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Germany
Ambition
Klöckner Pentaplast launches its new sustainability strategy
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp or the company), a leading global manufacturer of high barrier protective packaging solutions with industry-leading use of recycled content, announced the launch of its new sustainability strategy, ‘Investing in Better’. This follows on from the recent announcement of the…
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Global themes
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Werner & Mertz
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Mainz
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Germany
Recycling
Werner & Mertz increases rPET share in its bottles to 50% from Yellow Bag
Werner & Mertz, the Mainz-based manufacturer of detergents and cleaning products, together with its cooperation partner ALPLA in the Recyclate Initiative, has increased the share of recyclates from the Yellow Bag in its product bottles to 50 percent.
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UNESDA
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Brussels
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Belgium
Commitment
UNESDA: Leading the Loop – EU beverage packaging aims to be fully circular by 2030
The European soft drinks industry’s Circular Packaging Vision 2030:
- 90% collection of all packaging
- PET bottles made from 100% recycled and/or renewable material
- Reduced packaging footprint and increased use of refillables
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Tetra Pak
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Lausanne
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Switzerland
Sustainable packaging
Tetra Pak introduces certified recycled polymers
Tetra Pak has announced the introduction of certified recycled polymers, becoming the first company in the food and beverage packaging industry to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Advanced Products certification. Its carton packages integrating attributed recycled polymers…
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Hong Kong EPD
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Hong Kong
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China
Waste Management
Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department releases ''Producer Responsibility Scheme on Plastic Beverage Containers'' consultation paper
The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (EPD) released a consultation paper on the Producer Responsibility Scheme on Plastic Beverage Containers (PPRS) for the proper and effective management of waste plastic beverage containers. The consultation period will last for three months until May…
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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
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Brussels
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Belgium
Loan
Anheuser-Busch InBev announces 10.1 billion USD sustainability linked revolving credit facility; increasing rPET content as one of four key performance areas
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV announced the successful signing of a new 10.1 billion USD Sustainability Linked Loan Revolving Credit Facility (“SLL RCF”), which replaces its existing 9.0 billion USD Revolving Credit Facility.
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PACCOR
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Düsseldorf
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Germany
Sustainability Goals
PACCOR takes another step to deliver on the EU’s commitment to global climate action under the Paris agreement
In September last year PACCOR, the leading global player in the packaging industry, launched its Sustainability strategy CARE (Circularity, Alliances, Resources, and Employees) with the overall goal of protecting the most precious ones and assets. As part of CARE, PACCOR outlined a detailed plan to…
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