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
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Coveris releases stretch film with recycled content
To reduce reliance on virgin plastic, packaging company Coveris has launched a new generation of lightweight stretch films that contain 30% recycled content. These low-gauge, yet high-performing films are made with recycled polythene, recovered from post-consumer waste streams and Coveris’ own circular manufacturing process. The product comes in hand and pre-stretched variants and is the thinnest recycled stretch films available in the market today. Besides being fully recyclable, they … [Read more...] about Coveris releases stretch film with recycled content
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
