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New Year's resolutions on food, packaging and waste

New year is the time to make resolutions for a healthier, happier future. Starting a new decade, many of us are stopping to rethink our lives also with the environment in mind and committing to small everyday changes. We took a look at the findings from our recent international survey on consumers attitudes toward food packaging materials, food shopping, and food waste. Based on those, here are some goals that might be found on many resolutions lists for the new year.
Several brown food packages on the table.

Meeting the challenge of microbe control in hygienic board

Over 14 million tons of hygienic board is produced every year for packaging different types of food and beverages. For many board mills, staying compliant with the food contact regulations is a continuous balancing act, and the usual suspects for out-of-spec production are bacterial spores. How does one control microbes and prevent spores in hygienic board machines?
A person loading grocery shopping bags to a car trunk.

The good, the bad and the ugly of food packaging – what do the experts say?

Recently, 4,000 consumers shared their views on food packaging materials, food shopping and food waste with us. Now we reached out to experts and stakeholders in the food packaging value chain in Finland and asked for their opinion. Here’s how a package designer, a grocery store keeper, a plastic activist, and a CEO of a recycling company view some of the key findings from the survey.
A person holding a toast in a brown food package.

Thinking inside the box – preventing migration in food packaging

As you would expect, any packaging material that comes into contact with your food has to comply with much stricter hygiene regulations than the box your new shoes come in. The chemicals used to give food packaging its strength and stop it from leaking should stay in the packaging and not migrate into your food. But how do we help packaging manufactures ensure their products are safe?
Two persons eating ice-cream in the street.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

What could be better on a hot summer’s day than cooling down with a cone or tub of your favorite ice cream? But when picking the package out of the store freezer, have you ever thought about the invisible chemical magic that makes sure your tasty treat stays safe to eat, in one piece, and looking irresistible?
Paper waste.

The truth about recycling

Today, everyone talks about the importance of recycling and the need for circular-economy thinking – and many of us faithfully sort our garbage into paper, plastic, metals, and so on. But how green is recycling in reality?
A person holding grocery shopping bag.

We asked consumers about food packaging

Food packaging plays an often overlooked role in the total environmental footprint of food items, affecting both product shelf-life and waste recyclability. We investigated consumers' views on food packaging materials, food shopping and food waste. More than 4,000 respondents participated in the survey conducted by our third-party research partner Taloustutkimus.
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