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Nutrition Labels: Decoding Food Packaging
Brands include air fryer instructions on their oven chips packaging
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript
Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) Q4 2022 earnings call dated Jan. 26, 2023 Corporate Participants: Mark W. Kowlzan — Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. Hassfurther — Executive Vice President, Corrugated Products […]
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EU Unveils Plans To Cut Europe’s Plastic and Packaging Waste
The EU passed a law in 2019 to ban the most common single-use plastic items, such as plastic cutlery, stirrers and straws, but officials want to go further to tackle soaring amounts of packaging rubbish. The average European is thought to generate 180kg of packaging waste each year, which could rise by 19% by 2030, without action. Under the latest proposals, EU member states would have to reduce packaging waste per capita by 15% by 2040 compared with 2018. Officials think this could be achieved by more reuse and refilling, as well as tighter controls on packaging. For example, e-commerce retailers would have to ensure that empty space in a box is a maximum 40% in relation to the product.
The commission also hopes to end confusion about recycling: it proposes harmonized labels, probably pictograms, to make it clear to consumers which bin to use. In a separate law, the commission seeks to ensure that products claiming to be “biobased,” “biodegradable” or “compostable” meet minimum standards. In an attempt to clamp down on greenwashing, consumers would be able to tell how long it takes an item to biodegrade, how much biomass was used in its production and whether it is really suitable for home composting.
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Cruz Foam’s chitin-based packaging brings in $18M as industries scramble to go green
The best way to remove plastics from the ecosystem is to make sure they never get there in the first place, and Cruz Foam is well on its way to replacing some of the worst ones out there with its naturally derived and compostable alternative — and the company just landed an $18M series A […]
Cruz Foam’s chitin-based packaging brings in $18M as industries scramble to go green by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch