Consumers demand renewable packaging, research shows
18 September, 2013 | Supplied by: Tetra PakConsumers are increasingly demanding renewable materials and environmental labelling, new research from Tetra Pak indicates. Recycling also remains a fundamental expectation of both consumers and food industry stakeholders.
Ball Corp listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
16 September, 2013Ball Corporation has been listed on the 2013/2014 DJSI as the most sustainable company in the containers and packaging industry. Ball is the only packaging company listed in both the DJSI World and DJSI North America.
Pacific could face food shortage by 2030
16 September, 2013Researchers from the University of Wollongong say that Pacific Island communities could face food shortages due to dwindling fish stocks by as early as 2030 - a problem that could be exacerbated by climate change.
Cool technology to power refrigerated trucks
09 September, 2013Most refrigerated trucks and delivery vans used to rely on diesel power to keep their cargoes at the desired temperature, but now silent, emmission-free fuels are being trialled as an alternative.
RSPO palm oil linked to deforestation, Greenpeace claims
05 September, 2013A new Greenpeace analysis shows that significant deforestation in Indonesia took place in concessions owned by members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the industry's largest sustainability organisation.
Trio to produce bio-based superabsorbent polymers in Sri Lanka
27 August, 2013Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), CIC Holdings and Chemanex have formed a joint venture - Chemcel - and will build and operate a processing facility in Sri Lanka, manufacturing bio-based superabsorbent polymers.
No bull: biogas recovery to reduce carbon bill
21 August, 2013 | Supplied by: Wiley & Co Pty LtdJBS Australia, the country's largest producer of meat products, has engaged Wiley to project manage the $8.7 million upgrade of its wastewater treatment system.
Litter on the decline
19 August, 2013The occurrence of litter national is declining, the National Litter Index (NLI) shows. Victoria is ahead of the other states and territories with a 17% reduction by item on the 2012 count.
Egg producer to install biogas digester
05 August, 2013Darling Downs Fresh Eggs will become the first Australian egg producer to install a biogas digester to power its poultry business. The project is expected to reduce the business’s current grid electricity usage by 60% in the first year.
Guide to Life Cycle Inventory
30 July, 2013 by Professor Gordon Robertson FAIP | Supplied by: Australian Institute of PackagingLife Cycle Inventory (LCI) identifies and quantifies energy and resource use and environmental discharges through the entire product life cycle, from cradle to grave.
Apple and tomato peels used for water treatment
23 July, 2013Low-cost and efficient, the novel water purification methods could benefit economically and technologically disadvantaged communities.
Turning wastewater into green energy
16 July, 2013 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater SolutionsThe United Farmer and Industry cane sugar mill in Thailand is one of the latest mills to use GWE Anaerobic technology. The plant has a capacity of 3500 cubic metres a day of wastewater, containing 22,750 kg per day COD of natural origin that can be broken down into biogas by anaerobic bacteria.
What to do with 1.31 trillion plastic beverage bottles each year
15 July, 2013The 446 billion PET containers used worldwide for beverage packaging in 2011 is expected to grow to 1.3 trillion by 2015. That’s a lot of bottles that have to be dealt with in the waste and recycling streams.
BASF creates a new way to drink coffee
10 July, 2013 | Supplied by: BASF Australia LtdBASF’s compostable plastic ecovio has found its first production application in a system solution for coffee packaging. BASF has collaborated with the Swiss Coffee Company to develop a coffee capsule with aroma-tight outer packaging.
Reducing energy and water usage in continuous-process cooking and cooling
05 July, 2013 by Jim McMahon | Supplied by: Lyco ManufacturingRecent developments in continuous-process cooking have provided critical reductions in energy use. Capable of being integrated into existing rotary drum systems, these heat and water recovery systems are helping food processors realise significant cost savings.
