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6 Healthcare Package Recycling Updates
Recent initiatives include SMPC's aims to educate lawmakers on sterilization packaging, new Guiding Principles on Advanced Recycling, a monomaterial blister for throat lozenges, and Boots' recycling pilot for blister packs in the UK.
April 19, 2024
Sustainability
Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council Publishes Guiding Principles on Advanced Recycling
Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council
"Based on where we are today with our research and testing, we see transformative potential for advanced recycling to offer a viable solution for recycling healthcare plastics that would otherwise be destined for landfills or incineration."
February 28, 2024
Sustainability
Pharma Bottle Made from 100% Recycled Plastic
Bormioli Pharma
Bormioli Pharma & Loop Industries partner to address the demand for sustainable choices with a packaging solution produced completely from recycled virgin-quality Loop PET resin.
January 29, 2024
Sustainability
Dow and Circusil Building Commercial-scale Silicone Recycling Plant
Dow Chemical Company
The state-of-the-art silicone recycling facility, which will be located in Kentucky, is part of Dow’s commitment to engage in a circular economy.
November 8, 2023
Sustainability
Becton Dickinson, Casella Complete Pilot Recycling Used Medical Devices
Becton, Dickinson and Company
In the circular economy pilot, 40,000 lb of medical waste were recycled and diverted from disposal.
October 24, 2023
Sustainability
KlÓ§ckner Pentaplast Receives ISCC Plus Certification
Klöckner Pentaplast Pharma, Health & Protection and Durables
The certification of 3 sites supports the company’s production of recycled content medical device packaging films.
September 15, 2023
Sustainability
HPRC Releases Medical Waste Recycling Case Study
Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council
The study details why the University Medical Center Utrecht serves as a best practice example for hospital waste management and shares the knowledge the healthcare network has gained.
July 27, 2023
Sustainability
Blister Package Recyclability Meets Machinability
Amcor and MHI partnered on trials to determine that a novel recycle-ready blister package could be produced in large capacities and at high speeds.
February 6, 2023
Sustainability
Amcor System Receives Association of Plastics Recyclers Recognition
Amcor Flexibles North America
The Amcor AmSkyâ„¢ recyclable blister packaging system has earned APR Critical Guidance Recognition for the flexible PE film recycling stream.
January 5, 2023
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Gel Packs in Recycle-Ready Film
At PACK EXPO 2022, Lifoam's widely established Propak gels have a new recyclable film package. Applications for the gel bags range from consumer food deliveries to pharmaceutical shipping—anywhere water-based gels are being used.
November 17, 2022
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Recycle-ready Monomaterial Sachets
Among a range of sustainable packaging options, Constantia Flexibles is featuring its Perpetua Alta stickpack at PACK EXPO International (Booth W-15031) in the Healthcare Packaging Pavilion.
October 24, 2022
Materials
Transparent, Mechanically Recyclable Mid-barrier Blister Package
Recyclable polyolefin blister packaging with barrier PP lidding is mechanical recyclability certified via third-party testing. Also: lower-weight reinforced coated paper for medical device applications.
October 23, 2022
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