The new PEFC certified, recyclable and sustainable sourced paperboard design will launch in the Balearic Islands in November: marking a first in Europe. CCEP, in partnership with Coca-Cola, is aiming to remove all unnecessary or hard to recycle plastic from its portfolio, avoiding the use of more than 11,000 tonnes of virgin plastic a year […]
Coca-Cola will not stop using plastic bottles completely, due to steady consumer preference. This is according to the company’s Head of Sustainability Bea Perez, who spoke during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland yesterday. Despite growing consumer demand for plastic alternatives, a move away from plastic bottles could increase the company’s carbon footprint […]
UK recipe box company Gousto achieved a 50% reduction in plastic use in 2019 – and aims to make all its packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by the end of 2022. We hear from founder and CEO Timo Boldt about the innovations that are making this possible. Gousto has reached a milestone achievement. It has […]
At The Packaging Conference, materials and equipment suppliers introduce innovations to facilitate greater recycled content in PET packaging and increase recyclability of this format. Packaging has long been labeled the villain by many consumers who see it merely as waste. Today that sentiment has reached a fever pitch as consumers are inundated with images of […]
PepsiCo has announced ambitions to achieve 50 percent recycled plastic (rPET) in its bottles by 2030 across the European Union (EU), with an interim target of 45 percent by 2025. The move will see the multinational food, snack and beverage giant more than triple the amount of recycled plastic it uses, equating to over 50,000 […]
