2:52 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Campaign

Initiative aims for EU-wide adoption of reverse vending machines in supermarkets

European Citizens initiative #ReturnthePlastics has called for the introduction of reverse vending machines to collect plastic bottles in supermarkets all over Europe.
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1:33 min PET films, trays, cups, Sheets & Films
rPET film

kpNext™ - Klöckner Pentaplast launches its new recylable PET blister film

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a leading global manufacturer of high barrier protective ...
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1:14 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Partnership

Pregis joins the Flexible Packaging Association

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective and flexible packaging solutions, has joined the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry.
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2:50 min Caps & Closure Technology, Caps & Closures
Cap inspection

SACMI Computer Vision - The inspection revolution

From the individual component to the full, capped container, SACMI provides a ...
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0:44 min Caps & Closure Technology, Caps & Closures
Tethered Caps

TriMas Packaging’s Affaba & Ferrari™ to introduce tethered cap solutions

Affaba & Ferrari, a brand of US-based TriMas Packaging, has announced that it ...
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2:10 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling program

Shoppers can now return all their soft plastic packaging to recycling points at every large Tesco store in the UK

Tesco completes roll out of soft plastic collection points and expects to collect and recycle 1000 tonnes of plastic a year Soft plastics are not commonly collected by local councils for recycling and often thrown away
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2:19 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
PET kegs

Announcing OneCircle's latest partnership with new reseller Canada West Winery Supplies

While OneCircle works towards a net-zero goal across its operation, like-minded ...
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1:50 min Markets and Management, Management
Acquisition

ALPLA acquires packaging manufacturer Wolf Plastics

The ALPLA Group is purchasing the Wolf Plastics Group to expand its product ...
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1:16 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recyclability Programme

Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) announces Meets Preferred Guidance Recognition program

The Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) announced a new program to recognize companies that develop packaging that meet the "APR Preferred" category according to APR's definition of recyclability outlined in the APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability.
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1:44 min Recycling & Compounding, PET recycling systems
Recycling

FAKUMA 2021: Spotlight on Lindner’s new PET hot-wash system and micromat premium shredder

Besides digitalisation and automation, the circular economy is a key topic in the ...
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