Material: rPET

Flat Wine Bottles

Reshaping the Wine Industry – Packamama’s flat bottles are designed specifically for the wine industry and are made entirely from 100% recycled PET (rPET). Their flat design enables more efficient stacking, allowing for 30% more bottles to be loaded onto pallets for transportation. Weighing just 63 grams, they are 87% lighter than traditional glass bottles. The entire bottle, including[...]

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Carbios

Enzymatic Plastic Recycling and Biodegradation – The biochemistry company, Carbios, has developed an enzyme-based technology that can recycle all types of PET plastic, including those typically difficult to process, such as colored, opaque, and complex plastics. This process breaks PET down into its basic components, allowing it to be reused to create new plastics with the same quality as virgin[...]

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PET Bottle Caps

Recyclable Monoplastic Bottle Caps – Origin Materials‘ partnership with Husky Technologies has added to their portfolio mono-material PET closures, which are compatible with the PCO 1881 neck finish, and can be manufactured using commercial-scale equipment. Origin Materials claim their PET caps can be produced with any PET plastic, whether virgin, recycled (rPET), or biobased. According to the company, the[...]

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Crispy Bowls & Crisp Colours

Pigment and Tableware From Chip Bags – Crispy is a creative collection of serving bowls crafted entirely from delaminated post-consumer crisp packaging, right down to the paint used for decoration. This upcycling effort takes non-recyclable crisp packets—which are usually destined for landfills or incineration—and transforms them into functional art pieces. Through a specialized, solvent-based process, a single crisp (potato chip) packet[...]

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reLÜ and LÜ-R

Post Consumer and PET Recycled Plastic Solutions – reLÜ is an eco friendly plastic made from post-consumer recycled material that would normally get discarded. The high quality material has strong barrier characteristics and a wide variety of applications allows brands to customize it to their specific product’s needs all while retaining eco-friendly values. Drawing inspiration from the widespread success of the national[...]

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1Skin

Bottles Without a Label – This fully recyclable bottle is made with readily 100% recycled PET (r-PET). 1SKIN has been designed by Sidel for easy recycling. With its thermoformed embossment design, the label-free bottle with its tethered cap can enter the recycling stream with no need to separate additional raw materials such as ink, glue, labels or sleeves. Meeting[...]

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Legoplast

100% Recyclable Packaging – Legoplast specializes in the production of packaging for a wide range of products. All Legoplast products are recyclable and reusable and can be customized. Production is powered by energy from renewable sources and they evaluate their ecological impact to optimize it throughout the entire production cycle. Thanks to the company’s own control system, energy[...]

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Twist-Loc

Recyclable Plastic Packaging Cup – Charpak has been a leader in the design and manufacture of sustainable packaging for over 30 years. The latest patented innovation, Twist-Loc, was developed to replace injection molded PP (pure polypropylene) packaging with lightweight, largely recyclable solutions. The packaging is made from at least 75% existing recycled material and can be reused and recycled[...]

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ProActive Kerbsafe

Tamper-Evident Kerbside Delivery Bag – ProAmpac‘s tamper-evident home delivery bag, KerbSafe, is designed to ensure that food and goods arrive safely and intact. The bag features a sealed top for product intrusion protection and an easy open tear strip for consumer convenience. Vent holes at the top allow steam from hot food to escape. KerbSafe can be made from[...]

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KPL Cirrus

Lighter Plastic Due to Moulding – UK thermoforming packaging company Kingsmoor Packaging has launched a weight reduction initiative called KPL Cirrus. This pursues the goal of producing plastics as sustainably as possible. The company has not only improved the recycled content and recyclability of its products, but also explored how to make them lighter and more efficient without losing stability[...]

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Loop

Deposit Packaging For Mass Produced Goods – As part of a project called Loop, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Danone, Mars Petcare, Mondelēz International and other consumer goods giants are working together with the startup TerraCycle on a solution to reduce waste. 300 items – from Tide detergent to Pantene shampoo and Häagen-Dazs ice cream – are currently already available[...]

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RECUP

Returnable Deposit System For Take-Away Coffee – Since 2016, RECUP has been offering to-go coffee drinkers a sustainable alternative to previous disposable cups. The cups can be purchased at the partner cafés for a €1 deposit and returned at any participating restaurant. After the cups are cleaned on site, they can be reused for other customers without producing packaging waste. Product[...]

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