PepsiCo unveils paper outer bag for Walkers crisps - rPET trays made entirely from recycled trays - Top brands packaging sustainability report

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Walkers targets virgin plastic reduction with new paper outer bags

Walkers has announced the rollout of new paper outer bags for all Snack A Jacks multipacks, set to reduce the brand’s use of virgin plastic by 65 tonnes per year.?

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Report: How are the top brands progressing on packaging sustainability?

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s most recent Global Commitment Progress report was a chance to evaluate how far the packaging industry has come in its voluntary efforts to achieve a circular economy for plastics. In this report, we put the focus specifically on the progress made by FMCGs – and discuss the next steps.

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Cox & Co develops ‘first ever’ flow wrap chocolate paper packaging

Single origin chocolate brand Cox & Co says it has created the ‘first ever’ paper flow wrap chocolate packaging, allowing it to phase out all plastics and give consumers a kerbside recyclable wrapping.?

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rPET tray made entirely from recycled trays revealed by Kl?ckner Pentaplast

Kl?ckner Pentaplast (kp) has released what is claimed to be the first food packaging tray composed entirely of recycled tray material, utilizing its Tray2Tray closed-loop initiative to recover PET waste.

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Coca-Cola introduces 100% rPET bottles to Hong Kong in push for recycling

Coca-Cola is rolling out 500ml bottles made of 100% rPET in Hong Kong – intended as a step towards offering 100% recyclable packaging by 2025 and implementing 50% recycled material across its packaging lines by 2030.

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