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Tetra Pak Launches 100% Renewable Package Globally

November 16, 2015 by Karen Henry

Tetra Pak is making its Tetra Rex Bio-based, the world’s first fully renewable package, available to customers worldwide. Finnish dairy producer Valio piloted the packaging for its lactose free semi-skimmed milk drink and now plans to expand use of the renewable package for some of its other products. Tetra Rex ... Read more »

Is There an Overlooked Link Between Renewable Materials and Climate Change Mitigation?

November 16, 2015November 15, 2015 by Karen Henry

As we sharpen our lens on climate in advance of the COP21 Summit in Paris, we all await whether or not agreements reached will result in transformative changes and ultimately in how businesses operate. But some changes in business operations are already under way as companies are recognizing how responsible ... Read more »

Demilec, Publix, The Recycling Partnership Win Plastic Recycling Awards

November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 by Karen Henry

Demilec, Publix and The Recycling Partnership (TRP) have been selected by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) to receive Innovation in Plastics Recycling Awards for 2015. The awards recognize companies and nonprofits that successfully bring new technologies, products and initiatives to communities and the marketplace that advance plastics recycling. Demilec converts ... Read more »

McDonald’s Achieves 100% Sustainable Packaging Goal

November 10, 2015November 11, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

McDonald’s centrally purchased packaging in Europe is 100 percent sustainably sourced, reports Supply Management. This includes cartons, cups, bags, napkins and tray liners, all made with wood fiber from recycled sources or forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council or the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification. McDonald’s says this ... Read more »

What Will the “New Sustainability” Look Like?

November 5, 2015November 10, 2015 by Karen Henry

Earth Overshoot Day keeps coming earlier, and it’s not an occasion we want to celebrate. It’s the day our annual demand for ecosystem goods and services, like cropland, timber, fish stocks and carbon dioxide absorption, begin to exceed what ecosystems are able to renew in a year. Calculated by Global ... Read more »

Coca-Cola HBC Commits to Halving Carbon Emissions

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 by Karen Henry

Coca-Cola HBC intends to reduce its water use intensity by 30 percent by 2020 compared to 2010 and direct carbon emissions intensity by 50 percent over the same period. In September, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices named the bottling company as the word sustainability leader in the beverage industry for ... Read more »

Dow Launches High-Performance Resins for Packaging Markets

October 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Dow Chemical has launched a line of resins it says will improve packaging sustainability and performance. Innate Precision Packaging Resins improve film stiffness, toughness and processing ease, says David Parrillo, global R&D director for Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics. The company says Innate resins will create new categories for everything ... Read more »

Nestlé to Use How2Recycle Label on Packaging

October 26, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Nestlé is the newest member of the How2Recycle Label Program, which provides on-package recycling information to keep recoverable materials out of landfills. Selected Nestlé USA and Purina brands will use the How2Recycle label to help communicate to the public how to recycle their packaging. The How2Recycle label is a project ... Read more »

Mondēlez Targets 15% CO2 Reduction

October 21, 2015November 18, 2019 by Karen Henry

By 2020, snack food manufacturer Mondēlez International intends to reduce absolute CO2 emissions from manufacturing by 15 percent against a 2013 baseline. In announcing its 2020 sustainability goals, Mondēlez also said it would begin reporting absolute emissions rather than emissions per metric ton. The snacking company accomplished its 2015 goals ... Read more »

Recycled Paper’s Climate Impact 100 Times Lower than Virgin Paper

October 12, 2015October 9, 2015 by Karen Henry

Recycled papers have less than 1 percent of the impact in terms of global climate change and ocean acidification than virgin paper, according to a new Life Cycle Analysis (LCS) released by New Leaf Paper. The study, conducted by SCS Global Services (SCS), is the first in the paper industry to ... Read more »

Avery Dennison Glass Labeling Technology Boosts Recycling Yields

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Avery Dennison has introduced a labeling technology that allows clear separation of self-adhesive labels from glass pieces thus facilitating clean glass recycling. For single-use bottles, recyclable glass can be contaminated with unwanted label material — with up to 74 percent of the label material continuing through the recycling stream. Additionally, ... Read more »

Industry’s Role in Stopping Ocean Plastic Waste

October 6, 2015October 6, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Industry has a role to play in reducing ocean plastic waste, says Dow Chemical, which has co-produced a report that sets a path to reduce ocean plastic waste by 45 percent by 2025. The Ocean Conservancy’s report, Stemming the Tide: Land-based strategies for a plastic-free ocean, was produced in partnership ... Read more »

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