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There is no such thing as innately good or bad packaging, and the environmental impact should always be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. (Image: Nick Fewings/unsplash)

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26.09.2022

Life cycle assessments – a useful tool or greenwashing?

Plastic or paper, single use or reusable – which packaging gets the best marks in a life cycle assessment? The answer often appears to be simple, but an environmental assessment should always look at the individual case in detail, because there are benefits and drawbacks everywhere – and the results are sometimes surprising.
White smoke coming out from factory grounds

Many companies are thinking about their energy consumption and CO2 emissions. (Image: Marcin Jozwiak/ Unsplash)

26.09.2022

Reliably determining the carbon footprint of packaging machines
Companies are looking for ways to make their production and their products more sustainable. One of the important factors is the machinery which is used here. TÜV Rheinland has now certified a method by Syntegon which determines the carbon footprint of the machines produced by the company.
Three garbage bins next to each other and one garbage sack for different kinds of waste.

Image: "Mülltrennung wirkt" (waste separation works) initiative / Steffen Jagenburg

14.07.2022

Public obligations for recycling: Germany – a good role model?
In 2019, the Central Agency Packaging Register started its work. Since then, companies that place packaging in circulation must register with it. An amendment to the German Packaging Act led to this requirement being extended to all online retailers and providers of take-away packaging on July 1st, 2022. Is this still reasonable or is this over-regulation?
Pulp moulded one-way pallet

Photo: Wiederstein Verpackungen

24.06.2022

Hemp, a trending material?
When cannabis is mentioned, its intoxicating effects are the first thing that springs to mind for most people. However, the European hemp varieties that are cultivated today contain very little that is intoxicating, and instead have a high amount of fibres that are ideally suited for making them into paper labels, cold storage packaging or even one-way pallets.
A fully loaded container ship being towed into a harbour.

Image: Mika Baumeister/Unsplash

23.06.2022

What are the consequences of the strain on supply chains?
The pandemic, war, scarcity of resources, the energy crisis – there are many reasons why supply chains, including the packaging industry, are under pressure the world over. As an end to this situation is not currently in sight, companies are called to examine their logistics procedures.
A collage showing the use of the waste compartment in the cigarette packet Input.

Four students of the Muenster School of Design have created a cigarette packet that contains a compartment for butts. (Photo: J. Zerr, E. Freymüller, M. Hesse, F. Vennemeyer)

28.04.2022

Design students develop sustainable packaging
Fresh ideas on how to design packaging often come from institutes of higher education. In different study courses, young up-and-coming designers are perfecting their future-ready, and often prize-winning, solutions.
Paper is wrapped around a pallet stacked with water bottles.

Photo: Mondi

03.03.2022

Mondi wraps pallets in paper, not plastic
03.03.2022 - With Advantage StretchWrap, Mondi has added a new paper to its assortment that has been specifically designed to wrap pallets. The paper is elastic, puncture-resistant and provides robust protection for goods during transport.

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Close-up of some cup plant blossoms; a bee has landed on one of them.

Image: OutNature

15.02.2022

Packaging made out of cup plant fibres – an eco-friendly alternative?
15.02.2022 - Every child knows that paper is made out of wood. A truth that could soon crumble: German company OutNature uses the cup plant to make some of their paper products – including packaging. A Fraunhofer study has scrutinised the ecological balance of this new commodity.
Two men discuss data and statistics on a piece of paper at an office table.

Credit: Scott Graham/Unsplash

05.01.2022

Trends in packaging: All this and more in 2022
Nobody can really say what the new year holds in store for packaging. However, some speculations can be made, based on the current state of affairs. We dare to take a look into the crystal ball...
Cream cheese packaging with visible design and invisible digital watermark

Photo: Mondi

23.11.2021

HolyGrail 2.0 and the digital recycling passport
High-quality recycling is the be all and end all for a working circular economy. The HolyGrail 2.0 initiative is now testing how invisible digital watermark codes can contribute to increasing efficiency when sorting packaging waste; the project is supported by more than 120 companies and organisations along the entire packaging industry value chain.
Bins, bucket, crates for the home with a rug

New products made from packaging. Photo: LIDL

15.03.2021

New products made from packaging
Packaging is valuable and should be reused and repurposed as often as possible in line with the ethos of a sustainable circular economy. Thanks to improved recycling technology, more and more new products can be created from packaging, as demonstrated by the discount retailer LIDL.
Mask on the floor with a waste bin and a woman’s legs.

Photo: Metsä Board

27.01.2021

Hygienic disposal of masks
People are wearing masks around the globe. This means we’re also seeing more and more of them littering the streets and the environment all around the world. The packaging specialist Metsä Board has now ensured that there is a hygienic solution for disposing of used masks.
LUVE chocolate dessert with an edible spoon

Photo: ALDI NORD and ALDI SÜD

08.01.2021

The Edible Spoon
Twice as tasty - chocolate dessert with an edible spoon. Sounds delicious, doesn’t it? Edible spoons made from by-products from food factories have been available on the fridge shelves at ALDI NORD and ALDI SÜD, the discount retailers, since October 2020.
Photo: LUSH

Foto: Deutsche Post AG

07.10.2020

Multi-use Gift Packaging
It’s far too pretty to throw away! Who hasn’t thought this when they’ve been presented with beautiful, high-quality gift packaging? Even your Grandma has probably given up on ironing wrapping paper by now, but many others have a new take on handling the concept of gift packaging with special care in this modern era too.
Foto: Deutsche Post AG

Foto: Deutsche Post AG

09.07.2020

What is conveyor technology 4.0?
Order a book or a coffee machine today and have it delivered tomorrow – no problem for e-commerce. However, keeping up this fast pace requires automated intralogistics systems and modern conveyor technology 4.0.
Blue ALDI carrier bag

© ALDI SÜD

03.01.2020

Alternatives to plastic bags and single-use plastic packaging
The European Union has resolved a multi-stage ban of single-use plastics from 2021 onwards. In Germany, the Federal Government finalised a ban on plastic bags in November 2019. And in Britain, customers are calling for carrier alternatives for their supermarket shopping.

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