June 4, 2021
As many as 99 per cent of new products launched by Colgate-Palmolive in 2020 offered âimproved sustainability profilesâ such as reduced packaging and/or plastics use, the companyâs latest annual sustainability report has revealed.
Colgate-Palmolive claimed to be making âmeasurable progressâ towards its sustainability goals, including eliminating one-third of new plastics by 2025.
The Colgate Keep toothbrush, meanwhile, has helped to reduce plastics waste by 80 per cent, and the flagship Palmolive Ultra dish soap brand has been relaunched in 100 per cent post-consumer recycled plastics bottles.
As well as using more recycled plastics, the company is to work towards a one-third reduction in its use of new plastics by switching to alternate materials and creating package and product designs that use less plastics.
Leading Food Companies to Receive Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards at PACK EXPO Las Vegas ProFood World Magazine Set to Honor Conagra Brands, Smithfield Foods, B&G Foods, Liffey Meats and Graphic Packaging International for Outstanding Sustainability Achievements. May 7, 2021
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ProFood World, a publication of PMMI Media Group, a division of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is pleased to announce the winners of the seventh annual Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards.
The award-winning programs and projects were completed and operational between November 2019 and December 2020 and include the following:
Leading Food Companies to Receive Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
ProFood World set to honor Conagra Brands, Smithfield Foods, B&G Foods, Liffey Meats, and Graphic Packaging International for outstanding sustainability achievements.
ProFood World, a publication of PMMI Media Group, a division of PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is pleased to announce the winners of the seventh annual Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards. The award-winning programs and projects were completed and operational between November 2019 and December 2020. They include the following:
Program Category
B&G Foods, Cincinnati, Ohio: Water Reduction
(Tie) Conagra Brands, Menomonie, Wisc.: Compressed Air, Steam, and Vacuu
January 20, 2021
Henkel has relaunched its Pritt stick glue brand in a recycled plastics container that is also recyclable when empty. In a drive to make the product more environmentally friendly, the stick container now contains up to 65 per cent post-industrial recycled (PIR) plastics, depending on the container’s size. The cap and spinning mechanism are still…
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