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California passes strictest plastics law in US, with EPR and recycling targets

The vote creates a system that could have a major impact on plastic packaging, setting a 65 percent recycling rate target and requiring companies to pay $500 million a year into an environmental cleanup fund.

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California lawmakers give early nod to massive EPR, plastics bill

A California legislative committee approved a large plastics pollution and extended producer responsiblity bill in a June 28 vote, clearing one hurdle to withdraw a plastics referendum on the state's November ballot.

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Food-grade rPP from NextLoopp easily holds its own in first full-scale packaging production trials

The NextLoopp project, a global multi-participant effort aimed at the development of mechanically recycled food-grade polypropylene, has successfully completed the first full-scale packaging production trials using its PPristine food-grade resins.

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 Avantium, Carlsberg sign offtake agreement on PEF

Renewable chemistry company Avantium N.V. has signed a conditional offtake agreement with Carlsberg Group, one of the leading brewery groups in the world, with a large portfolio of beer and other beverage brands.

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Design for Sustainability: Understanding Compostable Plastic Packaging

Environmental concerns surrounding unrecycled plastic waste have prompted a rise in alternative ‘sustainable’ solutions which look and feel like traditional plastic but can be composted at end of life, helping to combat excess waste.

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Canada moves to ban single-use plastics, limit chasing arrows symbol

Canada's government is going ahead with a long-discussed, legally enforceable ban on the manufacture and sale of six types of single-use plastics and is considering tighter rules on using the chasing arrows symbol.

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Greatview ups its sustainability game

Greatview, an aseptic packaging company headquartered in Beijing, China, has launched a new, sustainable packaging solution with a high percentage of renewably-sourced content.

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National parks to ban sale of single-use plastics

Responding to petitions from environmental groups, the Biden administration said June 8 that national parks will ban the sale of single-use plastics, with a 2032 deadline.

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New transparent cellulose film makes recycling simpler

Finland-based VTT Technical Research Centre is piloting a new transparent cellulose film that it says is indistinguishable from the traditional oil-based plastic used until now.

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Green investors see positives in plastics votes at Amazon, ExxonMobil

Advocates for plastics waste shareholder resolutions at big companies like Amazon, Phillips 66 and ExxonMobil see favorable votes as a sign of growing investor concern. Flexible packaging and microplastics could be the next topics.

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UK supermarket scraps coloured milk caps

A trial at the Waitrose supermarkets in the UK to replace coloured - blue, green and red  - milk bottle caps with a clear version, has been a success.

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IVL-led collaboration delivers recycling solution for monolayer PET trays

A six-year project in France to develop a recycling solution for monolayer and multilayer food packaging PET trays has led to a new technology that makes it possible to process the monolayer trays into a recycled product that is suitable for new tray production.

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Tetra Pak tests aluminium-free barrier layer in new cartons

Can the aluminium traditionally used as a barrier layer in food carton packages be safely replaced by a more environmentally friendly barrier? According to Tetra Pak, it looks as if that may well be the case.

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Engel launches Packaging Centre at Packaging Day 2022

As plastic packaging requirements continue to evolve in response to new legislation, environmental considerations and changing consumer demand and lifestyle, keeping up can pose a challenge for plastic packaging manufacturers.

 

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