Tag: Berry Global

Berry Receives Prestigious Customer Sustainability Award from Sika Corporation for 30% PCR Container

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global recently won Sika Corporation’s first North American Sustainable Packaging Challenge. Berry’s customer, Sika, hosted a call for sustainable packaging solutions among suppliers. Berry took top marks out of a group of 20 suppliers for its proposal of a full recyclable five-gallon pail with 30% post-consumer recycled resin (PCR) featuring in-mold label (IML) decoration1. In Berry’s proposal of including 30% PCR in the pail, the customer would realize significant carbon emissions reduction based on APR data. By making the switch, Berry’s proposed solution saves 221 metric tons of greenhouse…

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Circular healthcare collaboration recycles pre-surgery packaging and unused fabrics

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global, Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Nexus Circular, and Evansville Packaging Supply are working together to keep used, sterile healthcare plastics in use and out of our environment. Through this partnership, these organizations safely and effectively recycle non-hazardous, sterile, plastic packaging and nonwoven fabric from the hospital’s surgical suite, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and warehouse. This effort diverts around 500 pounds, or 350 bags, of clean, used healthcare plastics – from protective surgical tool packaging to unused nonwoven surgical cloths and gowns – from landfill per week. Development of this circular initiative was…

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Berry’s PCR Bottles Support Bio-D’s Sustainability Commitments

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global has created a range of reusable bottles made entirely out of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic for leading UK ethical cleaning company The Bio-D Company. The range includes 750ml, 1 litre and 5 litre sizes for a number of Bio-D’s liquid products including Laundry Liquid, Fabric Conditioner, Dishwasher Rinse Aid, Washing Up Liquid, and Home & Garden Cleaner. Bio-D specialises in the production of cleaning products which offer 100% naturally derived alternatives to toxic chemicals for safe and efficient cleaning that does not harm people or the environment. This…

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Berry Global Introduces Spray Through Overcap with 50% Recycled Content

Stuart Mitchell

To support customers in achieving their sustainability goals with recycled content, Berry Global Group, Inc. has recently introduced a new recycled plastic stock option as a part of its Bmore Circular Solutions– a spray through overcap made with 50% recycled content. Demand for recycled content in packaging is growing, fueled by environmentally conscious consumers across markets. According to a consumer survey by McKinsey & Company, 60-70% of consumers said they would pay more for sustainable packaging. Among homecare consumers specifically, 18% consider packaging made with recycled content an important factor…

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Manufacturing Award Reinforces Berry Global’s Commitment to Sustainable Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global has won Manufacturer of the Year (over £25m) at the Made in Central and East England Awards, which celebrate the cream of the region’s manufacturing industry, and is now a finalist for the National Awards to be announced in June. The judges highlighted Berry’s investment in an in-house recycled polypropylene solution to be used in its manufacture of plastic closures, jars, tubs and pumps for a variety of domestic and industrial applications. Another reason for Berry’s win is the company’s ability to provide customers with short lead times…

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