The work is aimed at reducing the use of plastic in packaging while maintaining processing and performance standards.

The project brought together their technical work to produce an MDO-PE laminate for recycling.

A comprehensive assessment by researchers, including Rafael Auras from Michigan State University, sought to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of replacing polyethylene, or PE, packaging ...

New flexible packaging films have a unique combination of performance, durability and easy scalability to help strengthen the broader recycling ecosystem, paving the way for stronger, cleaner ...

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We may soon be finishing off a box of cereal and then eating the bag it came in. Researchers have turned to bacteria-produced cellulose to create a composite packaging material to replace plastic. The ...

With its implementation of the WARDJet X-Series Waterjet Cutting System, SmartShield Packaging, a major supplier of custom ...

Improving the sustainability of flexible packaging films, pouches, and other formats in the packaged food category starts with a first step away from nonrecyclable multilayer barrier films. That ...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and LUT University have advanced fully cellulose-based film and coating materials through the F3 - Films for Future bio-based materials project, enabling the ...

While holiday shoppers are already panicking about not being able to get their hands on hot gifts, retailers have bigger worries — how to wrap those items and get them to their destinations intact.