January 23, 2023 | Sustainable Packaging Africa Magazine

Britvic opts for SIG’s PAC.TRUST solution to digitalize laboratory analysis

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

BRAZIL – UK-based beverage company Britvic has adopted SIG’s PAC.TRUST solution to digitalize its laboratory analysis processes at its facilities in Brazil. Britvic says it will adopt the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and Digitalization modules of the PAC.TRUST solution to enable the traceability of internal processes quickly. According to Switzerland-based SIG, the digital solutions will be implemented in operations…

UK Government to roll out deposit return scheme in 2025

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

UK – The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced plans to introduce a deposit return scheme in 2025 to improve the recycling of plastic bottles and drink cans. The DRS aims to reduce the number of drinks containers being discarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by 85% within three years of launch. The proposed scheme…

Farmison & Co launches On-pack QR codes for meat products sold online

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

UK – Farming & Co, an online meat retailer, has unveiled a new traceability system, On-pack QR codes, which enables customers to use their smartphones to see where their whole cuts come from. Using a QR code on the packaging, customers can trace the origins of their meat, including the breed, videography of the farm where it was reared and…

Digimarc expands its digital watermarking technology trial to France

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

FRANCE – US-based digital watermarking solution provider, Digimarc, has expanded the Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0 to France. HolyGrail 2.0 is a cross-value chain initiative that aims to evaluate whether digital technology can increase sorting and higher-quality recycling rates for packaging in the European Union (EU). The scheme is led by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) and facilitated…

Ardagh Glass Packaging receives ENERGY STAR plant certification for Madera facility

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

US – Ardagh Glass Packaging – North America (AGP – NA) has been awarded an ENERGY STAR plant certification for its glassmaking facility in Madera. Calif., from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The certification has been awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency for superior energy performance. Energy Star certified buildings and plants are verified to perform in the…