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Berry Launches Fully Recyclable, High-Performance Alternative to Coloured PET Pill Bottles

Stuart Mitchell

Leading packaging solutions provider Berry Global has launched a range of clarified polypropylene (PP) bottles for healthcare applications, which offer superior sustainability and enhanced product protection compared to traditional coloured PET pill bottles. Ideal for a wide variety of products including vitamins, nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, beauty supplements and OTC treatments, the new ClariPPil™ bottle has achieved a RecyClass A certification for its recyclability in countries with the appropriate recycling infrastructure in place, when combined with Berry’s PP closures. “We believe our ClariPPil bottle provides an advanced packaging solution that will…

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Berry, Mondelēz, and LyondellBasell Work Together to Use Recycled Plastic in Triscuit Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global recently partnered with Mondelēz International and LyondellBasell to use 50% International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS-certified circular plastic via advanced recycling, based on a mass balance approach, into protective film liners for Triscuit Crackers packaging in the U.S. and Canada. This innovative packaging solution complements the current outer box made from 100% recycled paperboard and 35% post-consumer recycled content. The new bag-in-box liners are expected to help Mondelēz divert more than one million pounds of plastic waste from landfills per year, advancing the company’s sustainable packaging goals…

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

Stuart Mitchell

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

Stuart Mitchell

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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