Earlier this year, CAA was selected as the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) to help all producers of single-use packaging meet the requirements of California’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law.
Innovative Modified Atmosphere/Modified Humidity (MA/MH) packaging developed by StePacPPC is facilitating the transition away from ice-filled polystyrene and waxed carton boxes for packaging fresh broccoli and other vegetables for long-haul shipments in both the US and Japan.
Company cites Michigan-based customer Dart Container Corporation, which began using INXhrc inks in 2017. A leader in single-use food packaging, Dart has achieved impressive carbon emissions reductions and strengthened their sustainability goals.
Company is focused on ensuring that its primary packaging is recyclable. Coca-Cola says it will also continue to focus on increased advocacy for well-designed collection systems for the recycling of beverage packaging.
This funding will turbocharge Movopack's official launch in the UK - the company’s first expansion outside of Italy - to help tackle a growing packaging waste crisis, where an estimated 1.7 billion pieces of plastic are discarded weekly.
In May 2024, the companies had presented a MDO-PE film measuring only 18 micrometers (µm), which had been produced on an EVO Ultra Stretch blown film line from Reifenhäuser with specially developed PE materials (Polyethylene).
Increasing regulations surrounding plastics have pushed the food and beverage industry to explore new materials and strategies to reduce its reliance on plastic. Consumers are also looking for alternatives as their concerns about sustainability move to the forefront of their buying decisions.