The World Packaging Organization (WPO) has recently announced the winners of this year’s WorldStar Global Packaging Awards, which make up for the largest international packaging awards across the world. With the awards’ ceremony slowly approaching, we reveal the countries with the most winning entries of the competition, while showcasing some examples of the innovative packaging…
Many environmental organizations are advocating for the implementation of DRSs (Deposit Return Schemes) in more countries, to help face the growing problem of plastic waste and promote a more sustainable future. The government of Poland has proposed a new regulation that aims to establish such a system for beverage containers. What Is a…
Due to the on-growing demand for recycled plastics, along with the ever-changing legislations for recyclability and increasingly bold commitments of large brand names, the development of chemical recycling is bound to greatly increase in the next few years. However, for that to actually happen, future investments will have to be made across the whole plastics…
Σύμφωνα με πρόσφατη ανακοίνωση του Ελληνικού Οργανισμού Ανακύκλωσης («ΕΟΑΝ»), που προκλήθηκε από τους αυξανόμενους ισχυρισμούς «Plastic Free» σε χάρτινα προϊόντα που περιέχουν κυτταρίνη….
The amount of plastic packaging that was subjected to the PPT was 3,502 thousands of tonnes, with around 50% of the amount manufactured in the UK…
Holiday season may be here but packaging production does not stop. Why should packaging services then? We are happy to introduce our online chat system, which is available 24/7 to our loyal customers. Through our chat service you can: – Easily place your inquiry on packaging services – Quickly ask questions on packaging matters – Solve production issues And all the above available also in…
European commision recently published the latest amendment (EC) 1442/2023 of legislation (EC) 10/2011 regarding plastic materials in contact with food. This new change to the legislation comes as a continuance of the previous amendment in 2020 and the most important changes included can be seen below: – Certain phthalates (DINP, DBP, BBP and DEHP), which were already included in…
We are happy to announce that, as of 3rd of July 2023, our company has changed its business legal form and is now a Limited Partnership company, i.e. Pack-Lab L.P. We would like to thank all our partners, customers and stakeholders, as without their trust and commitment, we would not be able to achieve this change. Pack-Lab L.P. continues to provide high quality services exclusively…
How many kilos of industrial waste does a flexible packaging converter produce when performing trials of new materials in the machines? How many meters of paper packaging is wasted in paper printing companies, every time a new material is purchased? How many trials does the food producer perform, before accepting the new, recyclable material purchased from each supplier? The answer to all questions…
European commision recently published a warning note to Member States, informing which of them is expected to comply with targets set by European Green Deal until 2025, regarding recyclability of municipal and packaging waste. According to Green Deal and legislations 2008/98/EC and 94/62/EC , two targets are required to be met until 2025. 1) minimum 55 % for re-use and recycling of municipal waste…
Βρισκόμαστε στην ευχάριστη θέση να ανακοινώσουμε την επέκταση του πεδίου διαπίστευσης του εργαστηρίου μας σύμφωνα με το πρότυπο ISO 17025:2017. Το πεδίο περιλαμβάνει πλέον μέρος των τεχνικών αναλύσεων που πραγματοποιούνται. Συγκεκριμένα προστέθηκαν: – Μέτρηση συντελεστή τριβής (CoF) σύμφωνα με το ISO 8295:2004 – Προσδιορισμό ισχύος θερμοσυγκόλλησης σύμφωνα με το DIN 55529:2005 Οι διαπιστευμένες χημικές αναλύσεις για τα…
Πλαστικά υλικά και κυκλική οικονομία. Μελέτη και στατιστική ανάλυση. Η κυκλική οικονομία και η σύνδεσή της με τα πλαστικά υλικά αποτελεί θέμα συζήτησης σε ολόκληρο τον πλανήτη. Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (Ε.Ε.) έχει θέσει συγκεκριμένους στόχους για τα την ανακύκλωση των πλαστικών υλικών, στους οποίους τα κράτη μέλη οφείλουν να δεσμευτούν και να επιτύχουν. Πιο συγκεκριμένα,…