Seven new companies in the global plastics industry recently jumped on board to help combat the growth of marine litter that was seen in 2016. The companies were added to The Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter, also informally known as the “Joint Declaration”. New participants include the American Fiber Manufacturers Association...

9th International Trade Fair for Metal Packaging It‘s already clear: The 9th METPACK event from 2 to 6 May 2017 will be the international meeting place for top decision-makers and experts in the industry – more than 92 percent of the visitors to METPACK 2014 want to come again to the next edition of the world‘s leading trade fair in Essen.  The main reason: METPACK presents the metal...

CEO appointed to steer Metal Packaging PRO The metal packaging industry’s producer responsibility organisation (PRO), METPRO’s, board of directors announced the appointment of Delanie Bezuidenhout as the new CEO. Read about it in the attached article taken from Packaging & Print Media January 2017 edition Green News Jan 2017  

An interim board of eight directors, representing the entire metal packaging supply chain, has been elected to establish an industry PRO (producer responsibility organisation). ALL the mainstream packaging materials, except for metal, have well established and successful PROs,’ explains Charles Muller, executive director of Packaging SA, who is co-ordinating the venture until the PRO’s CEO is...

Unilever commits to 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025 London/Rotterdam, 14 January 2017 – Unilever today committed to ensuring that all of its plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025 as it called on the entire fast-moving consumer goods industry to accelerate progress towards the circular economy. Read the full press release below:- Unilever commits...

Procter & Gamble Co. is teaming up with recyclers TerraCycle Inc. and Suez Environnement SA to create the first-ever shampoo bottle containing up to 25 percent recycled beach plastic. P&G is rolling out plans for the limited edition container for its Head & Shoulders brand of shampoo which will be sold in France this summer. P&G also plans to use 25 percent...

Half of all plastic packaging could be profitably recycled if improvements are made to its design and to recovery systems, according to a report. Another 20 percent could be converted to reusable formats, and the remaining 30 percent will likely never be recyclable without fundamental design changes. Article by  Jared Paben posted on Resource Recycling.com on 18 January 2017 Report: Half of all...

The Institute of Packaging’s One Year Diploma in Packaging Technology is highly regarded by the packaging industry in South Africa, and is accredited by the World Packaging Organisation, the Packaging Society (UK), and the Australian Institute of Packaging. The Institute has recently restructured its education department under the management of Kishan Singh to ensure that we can offer a...

Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has to import rubbish from other countries to keep its recycling plants going. What lessons can we learn? Clip courtesy of www.Independant.co.za by Hazel Sheffield...

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