All Packaging articles – Page 10
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NewsTimcon president says collaboration and data are key
New pallet production fell in 2022, and this may be followed by a larger decrease in 2023, Timcon’s general meeting heard
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NewsIFCO launches "game-changing" reusable plastic pallet
Dora is a light, durable, hygienic and sustainable alternative to wooden pallets with RPC compatibility
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NewsAlliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods launched
Aim is to foster a more holistic and harmonised approach to packaging legislation that balances quality and safety with environmental concerns
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NewsSainsbury’s ditches plastic in own-label mushroom punnets
Supermarket describes move as its biggest-ever single plastics removal
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NewsFrance’s Interfel confirms support for ditching plastic packaging
Despite the concerns of some environmental groups that France’s decree to ban plastic packaging on fruit and vegetables doesn’t go far enough, Interfel’s Laurent Grandin backs the sector’s efforts
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NewsPhotos: Global Berry Congress 2023
A selection of pictures from Fruitnet’s Global Berry Congress, which brought key players from across the supply chain together at the Beurs-WTC in Rotterdam on 28 November 2023
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NewsFruit Logistica’s fresh produce experts offer natural intelligence
Trade vistors can tap into the fresh produce industry’s largest gathering of experts and innovators and benefit from the exhibition’s unrivalled event programme
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NewsFPJ Big 50 Companies 2024 out now
FPJ’s industry bible reveals the biggest and most dynamic companies in UK fresh produce in our comprehensive guide to the sector’s business performance
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NewsOppy and Up Vertical Farms introduce top seal pack
The new packaging ensures “superior eating experience” for leafy greens, combining ”sustainability, freshness and an enhanced eating experience”
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NewsFresh Direct cuts plastic waste
Foodservice supplier switches to new paper berry packs to cut 50 tonnes of plastic waste each year
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NewsPackaging firms see chance to build on European waste vote
Following the European Parliament’s vote on new packaging waste management regulations, it now falls to the Council of Europe to push the proposal forward before it is enshrined in law
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NewsEuropean Parliament adopts plan to cut packaging waste
MEPs vote to adopt revised regulations that target single-use plastics and call for more reuse and recycling
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NewsItalian packaging firms call for PPWR revision
The European Union’s ambitious plans to reduce packaging waste have been met with strong opposition among Italy’s plastic container suppliers
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NewsChilean scientists develop bioactive paper to extend fruit shelf-life
Developers say the technology, which uses bioactive paper infused with Monterey pine and algae, can cut losses by up to 65 per cent
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CommentNew EU rules jeopardise world’s best recycling system
Saverio Mayer, CEO Smurfit Kappa Europe, warns that a crucial vote on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation could result in more waste, not less
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NewsIfco unveils 2023 ESG report
Thriving Through Circularity report highlights the progress the group has made throughout the past year
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NewsSofrupak offers topseal alternative
Witold Gaj, chief executive office at Sofrupak, says the company has developed an innovative new packaging concept that should pique the interest of supermarkets
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NewsDel Monte reveals banana RPC collaboration
Global produce company will debut the reusable plastic containers in the US, as it strives to decrease the environmental impact of banana packaging
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NewsNew study endorses wood as the most sustainable packaging for F&V
Wooden packaging was the best performer in terms of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, ecotoxicity, and water footprint
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NewsSmurfit Kappa solves punnet problem
New lattice box solves Isle of Wight Tomatoes’ punnet problem, says packaging manufacturer