Global packaging leader Berry Global Group, Inc. collaborated with food and beverage leader Lassonde Industries Inc. to incorporate 25% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content into its private label lemon and lime juice bottle. The new, 15-ounce bottle is also widely recyclable and optimized to be lightweight. The new flip-top closure is recyclable when consumers recycle the bottle with the cap on, as encouraged by the Association of Plastic Recyclers. “We are committed to helping each customer make transformative leaps toward their sustainability goals and solve whatever challenges come next in their…
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Berry Investment Will Help Make Front of Store Soft Plastic Recycling a Reality
Berry Global’s recycling business in the UK has recently invested in upgrading its advanced used plastic packaging recycling complex in Heanor, Derbyshire. The facility is able to recycle a wide variety of flexible – or ‘soft’ – plastic waste, including retail packaging such as carrier bags, bread bags, film wrapping, and plastic pouches. This type of plastic is currently being collected via front of store bins at leading supermarkets, but capacity is expected to rise substantially in March 2027, when kerbside collection of flexible plastic packaging for recycling will become…
Read MoreBerry’s Reusable Cups Support Unprecedented Reuse Project Led by the NextGen Consortium
To support and learn more about reusable cup programs, Berry is participating in the Petaluma Reusable Cup Project, an unprecedented collaboration to drive reuse led by the NextGen Consortium, an industry collaboration managed by Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy. Starbucks, The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Peet’s Coffee, Yum! Brands and other global and local brands and restaurants are partnering in the project. Officially kicked off on August 5, 30 participating large national chains and local independent restaurants in Petaluma, California are making reusable cups the free, default option…
Read MoreBerry Achieves Four-Fold Success at Environmental Packaging Awards
Global packaging leader, Berry Global Group, Inc. has received four awards at the 2024 Environmental Packaging Awards, including a Gold Award for Sustainable Innovation of the Year, two Silver Awards in the Ambient Food and Chilled Food categories, and a Bronze Award for Alcoholic Drinks. Recognising outstanding achievements in sustainable packaging, these awards represent Berry’s significant contributions to reducing environmental impact. “Supporting our customers’ sustainability goals is central to everything we do at Berry,” said Jean-Marc Galvez, President of Berry Global’s Consumer Packaging International division. “Our achievements in the Environmental…
Read MoreBerry Helps Aquafigure Deliver Reusable ‘Bottle for Life’
Eye-catching bottle supports hundreds of uses and showcases interchangeable, 3D artwork Global packaging leader, Berry Global Group, Inc., partnered with Norwegian brand, Aquafigure, to deliver a new line of reusable water bottles with a unique design for interchangeable, 3D bottle cards to encourage young people to drink more water. Intended to provide a ‘bottle for life,’ the 330-millilitre container is made from BPA-free Tritan™, a widely recyclable, food-approved co-polyester that can endure hundreds of dishwasher cycles. The cap is manufactured from widely recyclable, mono-material Polypropylene (PP). The bespoke bottle design…
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