Berry, Coca-Cola Collaborate to implement Tethered caps in EU markets

After winning a prestigious sustainability award at PACK EXPO International last month for this circular solution, Berry Global Group, Inc. is the first plastic packaging manufacturer in Europe to supply The Coca-Cola Company with a lightweight, tethered closure for its carbonated soft drinks in PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles. Bolstered by the European Union (EU) Single-Use Plastics Directive, Berry’s new tethered closure for Coca-Cola is designed to remain intact with the bottle – making it less likely to be littered and more likely to be recycled. Over 400 million closures have…

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Berry’s New Black Solution Makes Recycling Possible

Berry has provided a more sustainable solution for the packaging of Norwegian ice cream producer Diplom-Is’s Royal brand by replacing the company’s previous carbon black colour containers with new non-carbon black versions. This has made it possible to recycle the ice cream containers. Contrary to traditional carbon black, new non-carbon black plastic packaging is detectable by the Near Infra-Red (NIR) scanners used for waste sorting processes. This means that the containers can be identified for recycling purposes. Berry uses a special high-quality non-carbon black masterbatch with special pigments to improve…

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