From a focus on holistic wellness to a search for greener products all round, the modern consumer is voting with their wallet and looking for brands that put purpose before profit – and no business wants to find themselves playing catch-up with what consumers have come to expect from their favourite products in today’s highly competitive market.
Read moreWhen it comes to wine, what do consumers reach for? A new study by CSA and the Fédération des industries du verre shows that wine consumers prefer glass packaging, because of its recyclability and natural character.
Read moreHow do we get more people recycling? For BA Glass, it all starts with planting the seed among the youngest generations.
Read moreHungry garden birds will dine from premium and sustainable packaging this winter, thanks to a new partnership between bird food specialists CJ Wildlife and glass manufacturer Beatson Clark.
Read moreBrands and retailers alike have committed to ambitious sustainability goals, and as a material we use every day, glass packaging is playing a big part in this transition. New furnace technologies are aiming to make glass packaging carbon neutral.
Read moreConsumers are looking for drinks they can take on the go, but that doesn’t mean they’re turning their backs on sustainability credentials. After soulbottles – a retailer in sustainable drinking bottles – set out their ambition to produce glass drinking bottles with the help of biomethane, Wiegand-Glas partnered up with bmp greengas to manufacture ‘greener’ glass bottles.
Read moreMore (and better quality) glass recycled means more recycled glass in the furnace – leading to a more sustainable packaging all round. That’s why O-I and SICOVAD are bringing together citizens, recycling, culture and local business in towns and villages in the Vosges as part of their annual Container Tour.
Read moreEver been thanked by a dolphin while checking out your groceries? If not, there’s a first time for everything.
Read moreIf you’re a brand, how can you reduce the carbon footprint of your packaging? Reducing carbon emissions in production to match what consumers have come to expect plays a significant role – and it’s a shared challenge, for brands, manufacturers and even whole industries. Italy’s ‘Divina’ pilot marks a new breed of hydrogen-powered glass furnaces, set to transform an energy-intensive sectors.
Read morePip & Nut collaborated with Ardagh Glass Packaging to switch their whole range of nut butters from plastic to embossed glass jars. The transition came after consistent requests from Pip and Nut’s consumer community. Hear what’s behind Pip & Nut’s change to glass…
Read moreWe’re all looking to live more sustainably, and the glass industry is no exception. The industry-led ‘Close the Glass Loop’ initiative is just one example of a platform designed to achieve a more sustainable, circular economy – together.
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