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Entries for tag: waste
Russian cartonboard plant sold
Ilim Holding S.A. (the owner of Ilim Group) and Knauf have signed an agreement concerning the purchase of 56% of Saint-Petersburg Cartonboard and Printing Mill (KPK) shares owned by Ilim Holding S.A. by the Russian division of Knauf Company.
Read ArticleCartonboard grade introduced
Carta Elega is the new member in M-real’s range of lightweight and fit-for-purpose cartonboards. This two-side coated folding boxboard combines superior visual smoothness with high brightness and equal bluish-white shade on both sides providing excellent print quality. Excellent surface properties make it ideal for foil lamination and special features. Carta Elega is designed especially for high quality packaging such as beautycare and graphical applications.
Read ArticlePackaging prevents waste!
Packaging has recently been the target of criticism in the media, criticism that seems to stem from a dislike of packaging waste. There is reason to point out, that packaging waste is not the biggest contributor to total waste. Packaging on the contrary prevents more waste.
Read ArticleCarbon zero achieved on films
Innovia Films has achieved CarbonZero status on its full range of NatureFlex coated biodegradable and compostable packaging films through the implementation of carbon-reduction schemes.
Read ArticleBiostarch range launched
Dempson Crooke, one of the UK’s largest paper bag manufacturers, has launched a range of Biostarch® compostable carrier bags and fruit and vegetable bags to the UK grocery and retail sectors.
Read ArticleBioplastics attracting attention
Bioplastics are attracting much interest at present – rightly so, according to a recent statement on bioplastics issued by IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V. (association of the German manufacturers of plastics packagings and films). Bioplastics broaden the range of raw materials, provide interesting material properties and offer new business fields. The manufacturers of bioplastics packagings are represented in an IK working group “Bioplastics” founded 10 years ago.
Read ArticlePaper company sold in Austria
Mayr-Melnhof Karton has reached an agreement on selling the recovered paper company Johann Spiehs & Co GmbH, Vienna, to the Austrian waste management group AVE, Hörsching. Mayr-Melnhof thereby continues the concentration on its core business areas of cartonboard production and processing.
Read ArticleCorrugated Industry Believes Flexibility in Waste Framework Directive Essential
FEFCO (the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers) welcomes the Environment Council’s decision to allow more flexibility to deviate from the waste hierarchy.
Read ArticleGerman packaging waste monopoly broken
The European the Court of First Instance has upheld a European Commission ruling that ended monopolistic practices in the collection of packaging waste in Germany.
Read ArticleEU to debate waste
The EU Parliament opens today with a debate on proposals to introduce a controversial five-stage hierarchy of priority for the bloc's waste policy.
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Understanding sustainability
A formal definition of sustainable packaging is needed to provide a common platform of understanding against which the packaging supply chain can measure its efforts. This was the objective of the Definition of Sustainable Packaging released in October 2005 by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (www.sustainablepackaging.org). Drawing on fundamental eco-efficiency concepts and sustainability principles articulated by William McDonough and Michael Braungart in their book, "Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things," the definition outlines a framework for sustainability in the context of packaging and its related materials systems.
Read ArticleIndustry urges action on waste
A wide coalition of industry and commerce stakeholders, including major material producers and sectoral organisations, have joined forces to express their views on what would constitute an effective and meaningful waste management hierarchy in the Waste Framework Directive. Their key message is that the hierarchy should remain a guiding principle, and that flexibility in its application is crucial to guarantee workability.
Read ArticleEUROPEN opposing EU on waste proposals
EUROPEN is strongly opposed to proposals for a rigid “fivestep” waste hierarchy which are contained in a draft report, scheduled for vote in the European Parliament before the end of this year. Under the proposals, any derogation from such a hierarchy would require individual justification.
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