Innovation Zone Snapshot – Child-proof detergent box is fully recyclable

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#1 Child-proof detergent box is fully recyclable

Keeping household chemical products child-proof through the use of innovative packaging is an important development element for packaging producers. European corrugated heavyweights Smurfit Kappa have launched a paper-based detergent pack that incorporates their proprietary Click-to-lock system. The solution involves a child-safe lock incorporated into the corrugated packaging, preventing unwanted access by the young of the detergent inside. The registered pack introduced for McBride incorporates mono-material paper, meaning it is fully recyclable. The pack replaces plastic boxes and delivers 20% more product per unit. The pack also delivers in terms of moisture resistance and tamper-proofing. The solution has been awarded Superior Child Safety Closure (SCIC) certification for superior child impeding closures.

#2 30% food grade recycled rHDPE for NZ milk brand

The first recycled HDPE (high density polyethylene) milk bottle is being launched in New Zealand. The new bottle is the culmination of a collaboration between food manufacturer Goodman Fielder and sustainable packaging company Pact Group. The bottle will contain 30% food-grade recycled rHDPE (recycled high density polyethylene). The new bottle will be sold for their Meadow Fresh brand milk, and the move is reported to cut virgin plastic use by 250 tonnes per annum, from a volume that is currently 830 tonnes. Goodman Fielder aim to have their milk bottles manufactured in 100% recycled material by 2030. The new bottles are themselves 100% recyclable, due in part that the white resin has been removed. Recycling of the bottles was previously limited to recycling them into milk crates due to this white resin. Meadow Fresh have also moved to 100% renewable electricity at their production plants this year.

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#3 Lip balm brand launches in lifetime refillable pack

In a bid to reduce plastic waste generated by lip balms, King of Shaves entrepreneur Will King has teamed up with creative strategist Bryn Walbrook to bring to the market a plastic-free alternative. Lip balms are said to be one of the most prolific polluters, with millions going to landfill annually. The new lip balm solution, being sold under the above&beyond brand, has a refillable aluminium case that is described as a “lifetime-use” product. The balms come in four different flavours and are made with coconut oil, shea butter, olive oil and sunflower seed wax, making them vegan-friendly. The brand is part of Integro Innovations with other products in the pipeline in what they call their Code Zero ‘lifetime-use, refillable’ initiative. The focus will be on areas of the beauty industry that they feel where they can make a difference. The lip balms are priced at £25 for the refillable container and three replacements.

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#4 Beverage brand loses label and reduces plastic

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