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Henkel Uses Recycled Material for Blister Caps of WC Fragrance Flushers

In a pilot project, Henkel is now using 100 percent post consumer recyclate (PCR) from the yellow bag for the first time for the blister caps of its “WC Frisch Kraft Aktiv Pro Nature Pack” cleaning product. The PCR used consists of more than 80 percent recycled PET trays, which are used for food products, for example, and have not been recycled as standard until now. With this project, Henkel aims to help further exploit the recycling potential of the Dual System in Germany and initiate a new recycling stream.

Wine in Paper Bottle

They have already won awards at the PAC Global Awards for Innovative Packaging in New York, and now the first paper bottles of Italian wine are filling the shelves in Germany.

Fraunhofer LBF forscht über Kunststoffverpackungen

Researchers Banish Odors from Plastic Packaging

What doesn’t smell good is hard to recycle. This simple rule also applies to the world’s growing plastic waste. One way to recycle them in an environmentally sound manner as high-quality post-consumer recyclate is through improved sorting and reprocessing.

Compostable Shipping Bags “More Complex than Expected”

Online retailer Otto wants to deliver orders in shipping bags made from 100 percent plant-based material starting 2024. But the development of fully compostable shipping bags is proving more difficult than expected, according to Otto and partner Traceless.

DBU Supports Reusable Alliance

The German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) is supporting the “mehrweg.einfach.machen” project. The aim is in particular to improve the coordination of different reusable systems.

Henkel brachte seinen 32. Nachhaltigkeitsbericht heraus

Recyclate Targets Have Stalled

Consumer goods giant Henkel made significantly less money in 2022, but significantly more sales due to price factors. However, the figures for recyclate use in packaging went down.

Dallmayr Presents First Recyclable Coffee Packaging

The Dallmayr Coffee Group is switching its packaging to recyclable film. The sustainable coffee lines for professional use in the catering trade are first.

Pet Food in Sustainable Packaging

Pet food manufacturer Pets Deli has changed its packaging to make it more sustainable. Packaging producer Smurfit Kappa developed new solutions for the company’s mail order business.

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Food Cans Made From CO2-reduced Tinplate

German tinplate manufacturer Thyssenkrupp Rasselstein has launched the world’s first food can made from CO2-reduced packaging steel. A recent survey showed that there is a need for consumer education on the subject of tinplate food cans.

Rossmann Reduces Plastic in Private Label Packaging

Record sales in its anniversary year: drugstore retailer Rossmann can look back on a successful year. According to the company, the use of sustainable packaging has also risen sharply.

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Machinery Manufacturers are Currently Drawing on their High Order Backlogs

A recent survey by the VDMA shows that 44 percent of mechanical engineering companies in Baden-Württemberg are cautiously optimistic about the rest of the year. The reason for this is an improvement in the supply of materials, with the exception of electronic components. As a result, 68 percent of companies in Baden-Württemberg expect nominal sales growth for 2023.