Cling film once revolutionised the way food was wrapped and kept fresh. And consumers in the 70s discovered a new skill as they mastered the art of unrolling the film and sealing everything from fresh produce to their favourite workplace snacks. However, unfortunately, conventional cling film is often not recycled. This, for example, can be due to food contamination or restraints within collection or recycling systems. Now, global flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging … [Read more...] about New cling film is compostable with industrial versatility
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SABIC, Polivouga, Nueva Pescanova roll out certified circular PE packaging
A partnership and collaboration among three suppliers in the food and beverage space have resulted in the world’s first frozen food packaging solution that utilises packaging from recovered ocean bound plastic. This high quality food packaging, made of certified circular polyolefins, is expected to be launched during World Oceans Day 2022, which falls on June 8. The process begins with post-consumer plastic waste that’s recovered from waterways. These are then converted to alternative … [Read more...] about SABIC, Polivouga, Nueva Pescanova roll out certified circular PE packaging
Nestlé Mexico, Greenback, Enval collaborate to bring closed loop plastic packaging to Mexico
To address the growing need for a system that recycles post-consumer plastic waste in Mexico, Nestlé Mexico has signed an agreement with Greenback Recycling Technologies and Enval to bring a chemical recycling plant for flexible plastic packaging. This will promote a closed loop economy for food-grade plastic, which includes aluminum-laminated and multilayer flexible plastic variants. The facility will house a microwave-induced pyrolysis technology, which turns plastic into oil feedstock. … [Read more...] about Nestlé Mexico, Greenback, Enval collaborate to bring closed loop plastic packaging to Mexico
