Multilayer food packaging can be sustainable packaging—if chemistry, rather than mechanical processes, is used for recycling. That is the finding of a European pilot project that used chemical recycling to break down plastic waste for conversion into a two-layer film for a prototype cheese package. Germany’s Zott Gourmet Dairy and chemical companies BASF and Borealis, […]
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 […]
Total, a France-based petrochemical company, has introduced a range of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) circular compounds with high levels of recycled content, which it will make available to its packaging segment customers. According to Total, the new recycled-content HDPE demonstrates performance that is either equal to or exceeds virgin resins. Jean Viallefont, Total’s vice president of […]
