Sustainable Practices

Jul 15, 2021

The winners of this year’s Future Insight Prize, which comes with €1 million in research funding, converted end-of-life plastics into edible food. The concept, however, is not new.

7 Sustainable Packaging Trends for 2021

Jul 14, 2021

We’re now seeing nuances of reusable, refillable, returnable packaging, as well as bio-based alternatives to plastic packaging.

SPE Conference Maps Intersection of Medical Plastics and Sustainability

Jul 13, 2021

The daylong MiniTec 2021 conference, Saving the World Through Medical Plastics and Sustainable Solutions, will be held as a live, in-person event alongside the Design. Engineer. Build. conference in Anaheim, CA, next month.

Paper Bottle Market Driven by Sustainability

Jul 12, 2021

Valued at $25.2 million in 2020, the market for paper bottle packaging is forecast by a new report to expand at a CAGR of more than 6% over the next 10 years.

Portugal’s Repsol Invests €657 Million in New PP, PE Plants

Jul 09, 2021

The largest industrial investment made in Portugal in the last decade, the two plants each will have capacity to produce 300,000 tons of the polymers annually.

Chapter and Verse on Plastics and Sustainability

Jul 08, 2021

A new edition of "Plastics and Sustainability — Grey Is the New Green: Exploring the Nuances and Complexities of Modern Plastics" gets to the heart of the matter in its preface: "Do plastics actually threaten our future?"

‘Made in the USA’ Cannot Make it on Wind and Solar

Jul 06, 2021

Over-reliance on renewable energy sources will take a huge toll on manufacturing and plastics processors, which require strong, consistent, and reliable energy to keep machinery running.

Top 5 Plastic Packaging All-Stars of 2021

Jul 06, 2021

These five plastic packaging features were a hit with industry professionals through the first six months of 2021.

Carbon-Negative Snack's Packaging Is Home Compostable

Jun 29, 2021

Impact Snacks’ superfood bar wrappers are certified home compostable in 30 days using a bioplastic film that's edible.

Plastic Packaging Circularity in the US: Problems and Solutions

Jun 28, 2021

Daunting challenges remain on the road to plastic packaging circularity in the US, but problems like infrastructure can be overcome through collaboration and consumer buy-in.

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