Oman has announced it will ban the use of single-use plastic shopping bags from January, according to Business Wire. The decision was announced by Oman’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs and will apply to the entire Sultanate. Local news sources quoted the ministry as saying: “Companies and establishments are prohibited from using single-use plastic …
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UAE: For the first time in the survey’s history, the World Economic Forum report 2020 “Nature Risk Rising” stated the five biggest current global risks are all environmental – namely extreme weather events, human-made environmental damage, human-made disasters, major biodiversity loss, and natural disasters. The findings emphasise the need for collaboration between businesses and policymakers …
An entirely plant-based water bottle is launched in tandem with a pact to drive up PET recycling rates in the UAE, with a reduction in CO2 emissions resulting in an improved environmental footprint. Agthia Group PJSC, one of the region’s biggest food and beverage companies and producers of Al Ain, the UAE’s leading bottled water …
PET still rules the drinking water world, but in an increasingly environmentally aware world, Tetra Pak makes the case for cartons. Tetra Pak, a Switzerland- headquartered multinational food packaging and processing company, is pushing hard for more sustainable alternatives to plastic, especially in this region. As part of this ambition, it has launched a carton-based container for …
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Tetra Pak Sustainability Director Rodney Reynders tells Packaging MEA’s Ben Daniel and Vikram Fotedar how the world leader aims to be entirely sustainable while maintaining impeccable food safety standards. In 2018, Tetra Pak started restructuring its packaging portfolio with a vision to create the ideal beverage carton. The aim is to deliver a package that …
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In line with Coveris’ global strategy to be an industry sustainable leader, the company’s plants across Europe and Middle East are working continuously to reduce their environmental footprint. The latest example comes from Egypt where the plant is switching its electricity supply from diesel to hydropower eliminating CO2 emissions by more than 90% in 2020. …
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Huhtamaki Flexible Packaging has introduced a new recyclable, polyolefin-based barrier packaging solution for shampoo sachets. “Achieving a commercially feasible recyclable solution required a significant amount of research and development work”, says Ashwini Singh, Associate Vice President of Innovation and Product Development at Huhtamaki India. “Recyclable solutions must perform as well as traditional laminates on the …
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How Bobst and partners are pioneering high-barrier mono-materials laminates as environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional plastic There is perhaps nothing which defines our consumer-driven society of recent decades better than plastic. Its staggering growth since the 1950s has been driven largely by our industry, which recognises its versatility, durability and impermeability. But these very same …
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Leading players from the entire plastic value chain will converge for the 11th GPCA PlastiCon on 18-19 March at Park Hyatt Dubai, UAE to reaffirm their commitment to the circular economy and address the plastic waste challenge enabled through cross-industry collaboration, value chain integration and investment in innovative technologies. The conference will spotlight the circular …
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Oasis, a leading water brand of UAE based National Food Products Company (NFPC) has staked its claim as the first beverage brand in the GCC to provide drinking water for the consumer market in environmentally-sound, Tetra Pak carton packages with biodegradable and recyclable properties. The pioneering Oasis product was unveiled at Gulfood 2020 and reaffirms …
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