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
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Tetra Pak partners with Poka for workforce solution platform
Sustainability can be achieved not only through using eco-friendly materials in the food manufacturing space, but also by empowering your staff and workers. According to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12, companies can produce more with less. This can be done by implementing sustainable practices and increasing resource efficiency. Tetra Pak is aligning with this campaign and has announced a collaboration with Poka to launch a connected factory worker service. This platform will be … [Read more...] about Tetra Pak partners with Poka for workforce solution platform
MeliBio Inc. introduces first plant-based real honey
The honey industry is a high-value industry, estimated to be worth $9 billion in 2020. However, the industry is rife with a variety of issues, stemming mostly from the fact that it is solely reliant on honeybees as the medium of production. Because of high demand, about 20,000 wild and native bees are disappearing rapidly and crowded out from their habitats. Harvests are also affected by climate change, which yield low amounts of honey, making market prices volatile. To provide solutions to … [Read more...] about MeliBio Inc. introduces first plant-based real honey
