With “OutNature”, PreZero, the Schwarz Group’s waste disposal and recycling company, is launching sustainable packaging based on the silphia plant in the retail sector. The packaging is now being used for the first time in the fruit and vegetable sector at Kaufland.
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Edeka is adding two more fruits to its Apeel range: Grapefruits and lemons now also receive the plant-based protective coating. The Apeel process is already used for avocados, oranges, clementines and tangerines.
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The Federal Cabinet has passed a resolution, and the Bundestag and Bundesrat are now deciding on new requirements for packaging in Germany. The planned changes include strengthening reusable “to-go packaging” and extending the mandatory deposit on disposable packaging.
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The Danish “Grow Up Farm” launches “Eat-Grow-Repeat ”, a new product in which the packaging plays an essential role: Small pea plants that grow in a bag. After removing the top section of the bag, the bottom of the bag becomes a pot.
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Blackberries, raspberries and blueberries in rPET trays: For the new packages, which are sealed with a thin, peelable sealing film instead of a snap-on lid, berry producer Baumann Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG purchased a new traysealer.
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The British retail chain Tesco wants to use a new concept to save 260 tons of plastic per year on packaging for its own label hard cheeses. The packaging of fresh chicken will also be changed.
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The supermarket chain Feneberg has changed the packaging concept for minced meat together with Ulma Packaging: Instead of the MAP tray, the meat is now available in flow packs. This saves 70 percent plastic.
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Elbe-Obst offers an original upcycling of apple cartons: These are now available with Advent calendar. Every day, consumers have the chance to win a new prize – from toys to Apple products.
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After two years of “Aldi Packaging Mission”, the discounters Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd are drawing a positive interim balance. And announce that they intend to offer at least 40 percent of fruit and vegetables unpackaged by the end of 2025.
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In cooperation with the Italian meat producer Fratelli Beretta, packaging specialist AMB has designed new packaging films made of mono-PET. The films with high barrier have a high recyclability. They are also available in 100 percent recycled PET.
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