Tag: Packaging
Distell – closing the loop on waste
KHAYELITSHA is a poor Cape Town settlement where jobs are few and prospects are slim. But should that preclude it from entrepreneurial opportunity?
In 2019,...
New approaches from OMRON for more efficiency in High-Mix, Low-Volume (HMLV) packaging
Five challenges in packaging and palletizing processes and how they can be overcome with the help of smart robotics solutions.
Robot-assisted automation solutions offer support
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Promising indicators for plastics recycling sector growth
WITH the introduction of the extended-producer responsibility (EPR) regulations, a wider industry adoption of recyclate replacing raw materials, and several voluntary agreements that promote...
How to achieve sustainable manufacturing
SUSTAINABILITY in the packaging industry is one of the key aspects of fighting the plastic waste issue and ultimately climate change. The challenges that...
Checkers diverts 68 tons of unrecyclable material from landfill
CHECKERS is the first South African retailer to replace its rotisserie chicken packaging with fully recyclable, responsibly sourced cardboard boxes. This will prevent 68 tons of non-recycled multi-layer laminated material from being landfilled every year.
This is part...
Industry celebrates being back face-to-face at this year’s Propak Africa
As the packaging and related industries celebrated being back at an in-person trade event, there was a palpable energy and vibe at this year’s...
Tip a hat to Bowler
IF the disruptions caused by the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic was the only thing Ottery-based plastics packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf had to endure...
The group in...
Mobilising schools to improve recycling of packaging
Packa-Ching, an innovative community recycling collection initiative is on a mission to improve South Africa’s recycling rate by mobilising schools and their learners. Started...
Which laser coder best suits beverage packaging?
APPLYING best-before dates in the drinks industry makes applying best-before dates a challenge. This is because while some technologies can print at high speed,...
Food giants respond to worries over packaging
WHEN Rebecca Prince-Ruiz recalls how her eco-friendly movement Plastic Free July has progressed over the years, she can't help but smile. What began in...
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