Tag: Berry Global

International Award Recognition for Innovative Berry Sustainable Sprayer Design

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global’s plastic trigger spray head for the circular economy, developed for its customer Werner & Mertz – already a winner in the German Packaging Awards 2022 – has achieved further recognition in the recently announced 2023 WorldStar Global Packaging Awards. The Berry 3R circular trigger spray, which has received a WorldStar in the Household category, was developed to create a spray head which offered enhanced sustainability benefits without compromising on its performance in any way. The design of the head follows a mono-material approach, with over 97% of it…

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Second Award for Berry’s Recycled Paint Containers

Stuart Mitchell

Paint containers manufactured by Berry using recycled plastic collected as part of a closed loop system have been named Best Recycled Plastic Product in the Plastics Industry Awards 2022. This is the second success for the containers, which in September also won the RECOUP Award for Best Development or Innovation to Enhance Recyclability or Re-use. Berry’s Closed Loop Recycled Paint Containers are being produced as the result of a circular partnership that enables used paint containers to be collected and recycled by ensuring that enough of the residue paint in…

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Berry Global Receives “Prime” ISS ESG Corporate Rating for Continued Focus on Embedding ESG Across the Company

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global Group, Inc. received a “Prime” environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating from the Institutional Shareholder Services group of companies (ISS), advancing the Company to second decile in the packaging sector. Complementing Berry’s improved ESG ratings from MSCI and other top agencies, ISS’ Prime rating is awarded to companies that meet specific minimum standards in successfully managing sustainability-related risks and opportunities and achieve the best ESG scores among their sector peers. “This recognition reflects the enormous strides made across Berry to increase transparency and prioritize environmental, social, and governance…

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Berry Global Wins Prestigious Sustainability Award for Circular Solution that Minimizes Plastic Waste

Stuart Mitchell

Recognized in the Food/Beverage category, Berry Global Group, Inc.  received a Technology Excellence Award from The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI) for its Proxima tethered closure with tamper-evident band. This innovative packaging solution cuts down on waste by securing the closure to the bottle and improving recyclability. “To help our customers meet the growing sustainability demands of today and tomorrow, we develop new products and materials that are designed to advance a pathway to circularity,” said Jean-Marc Galvez, President of the Consumer Packaging International Division at Berry Global.…

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Berry Global and Mars, Incorporated Announce the Launch of Recycled Content Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global Group, Inc. is collaborating with snack and treats leader Mars, Incorporated to launch its popular pantry-sized treats in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) jars that have been optimized to be lighter weight and include 15% post-consumer resin (PCR). With the shared mission of creating more sustainable packaging solutions, Berry and Mars will launch the new jars for the M&M’S®, SKITTLES®, and STARBURST® brands later this month. The easy-grip square jars are produced at Berry’s manufacturing facility, using a single-pellet, food-grade resin to assure a clean, consistent substrate sourced from mechanical…

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