A new polypropylene-based material that combines natural grass waste is the secret behind a cosmetic packaging with a significantly reduced environmental footprint.
Packaging supplier Superfos’ CO2 calculator has recently been certified by the Carbon Trust, and the company hopes it will help to set the industry standard.
Highlighting resource use of the packaging and pushing for more recyclable materials might be a step in the right direction but we should not forget petrochemical-based materials that already exist and may have a better environmental profile than those...
The fastest-growing segment within the sustainable packaging sector over the next five years is anticipated to be plastic-based packaging, according to market intelligence firm, Pike Research.
Eco-friendly packaging has been one of the buzz words in the cosmetics and personal care world this year, illustrated by a seemingly never-ending list of developments.
Several companies within the personal care and cosmetics sector have signed up to add the on-pack recycling logo launched by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) to their products.
Bio-based plastic resins are beginning to make their mark on the world of packaging; but, although significant savings are being made on resource use, much still needs to be done to improve end-of-life options.
Taxing virgin PET is one of the best ways to get companies to move over to using recycled material for plastic packaging, according to a green chemist.
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged UK companies to contribute to the ₤100m annual disposal costs of excess packaging, in an effort to reduce package wastage.
A major reduction in food packaging, a rethink on how it is measured and a call for greater investment by packing companies to increase recycling are part of a strategy unveiled today by the UK government.
The industry must change the way it thinks about waste and traditional chemistry if it wants to reduce resource use, according to a green chemistry consultant.
A push for waste minimisation and the production of high quality marketable recyclables is being promoted by stakeholders as demand and prices for recycled materials the UK drop significantly.
Italy-based packaging provider Bormioli Rocco has introduced a line of 100 per cent recyclable PET bottles and roll-ons to meet growing demand for sustainable packaging.
The Irish food industry and the Department of Environment have
together launched a training initiative to achieve a reduction in
packaging amid growing environmental concerns.
A UK cosmetics distribution company has been fined by the
Environment Agency for not meeting recycling requirements, further
evidence that government authorities in the UK are clamping down in
an effort to meet increasingly strict...
Global cosmetic packaging company Vitro has cleaned up in the 2006
WorldStar packaging competition, winning the most awards for a
single company in the health and beauty sector.
The EU's food industry has joined other sectors in a joint appeal
calling on legislators to scrap amendments to the bloc's waste
policy they say would require "additional and costly analysis".
Leading UK beauty retailer Boots has participated in an initiatives
to encourage the adoption of more sustainable PET packaging for a
broad range of its personal care products on sale throughout
Europe.
Proof that the UK government is cracking down on compliance with
packaging recycling regulations came this week after the
Environmental Agency said it has fined UK cosmetics player Lush
Manufacturing for failing to supply certificates...
