PreZero, the environmental division of the Schwarz Group, has initiated a new pilot project together with Sabic: With this project, the Schwarz Group is the first trading company in Germany to use packaging materials that are produced using chemical recycling.
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Coca-Cola European Partners is taking a stake in Innovative Tap Solutions, a provider of self-pour beverage systems. The company also announces progress in the use of recycled PET in the UK, the Netherlands and Norway.
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Henkel uses a new technology with digital watermarks for bottles of its fabric softener brand Vernel. The pilot project is part of the “HolyGrail 2.0” initiative, which involves a total of more than 85 companies and organizations.
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The SalzburgMilch dairy is using more sustainable packaging for cheese slices, which are sold in Spar supermarkets throughout Austria. This should reduce the consumption of plastics at SalzburgMilch by around 40 tons per year compared to the packaging previously used.
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For vegan mincemeat, meat producer “Ponnath Die Metzgermeister” uses innovative MAP packaging: if consumers press the tray together, they can easily separate the components and feed them into the respective recycling cycles.
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The Swiss retail cooperative Migros launched a new pilot project in the non-food segment in August 2020: Consumers in two markets can now fill their own detergents and dishwashing liquids. If the customers accept the offer, it is to be expanded.
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In Spain, Coca-Cola European Partners wants to bind multipack cans together with recyclable CanCollar rings based on cardboard. The solution is to be used for the first time on the Balearic Islands in November 2020.
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The British supermarket chain Asda is launching a new, 100 percent recyclable blueberry peel. The packaging concept is also to be extended to other products such as grapes and tomatoes.
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Bimbosan now launches baby food in a new flat-bottom bag. This bag consists of more than 40 percent renewable raw materials. Thanks to the optimization of the polyethylene sealing layer, the weight of the final packaging is also 10 percent lower than before.
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Magnum is the first ice cream brand to use a special, chemically recycled plastic for ice cream cups. After a successful pilot test in Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands, Unilever is now taking the next step and rolling out the project throughout Europe.
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