Salinas Packaging Group is making progress on a pioneering project and promoting its Zero Waste philosophy
November 14th 2025
Salinas Packaging Group presents From Waste to Opportunity, a pioneering circular economy project that transforms non-recyclable industrial waste into a useful and lasting resource, while simultaneously generating inclusive employment and reinforcing its commitment to the Zero Waste, Positive Social Impact, and Responsible Luxury philosophy. The From Waste to Opportunity project...
Westfalia Fruit presents its sustainable paper made from avocado
November 5th 2024
Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and other fruits, has developed a proof of concept for paper made from 25-30% avocado waste, as a demonstration of its efforts to minimise waste and maximise resource utilisation. Westfalia Fruit's avocado-based paper takes advantage of the ...
The Foodwaste for Foodpack project ends successfully
August 19th, 2024
Foodwaste for Foodpack will allow you to optimize resources and reduce waste generation. This pilot and innovative project by the Operational Groups of the European Innovation Association aims to materially valorize waste from the fruit and vegetable processing industry as a resource to obtain...
Flopp and illustrator Javi Royo join forces to promote sustainable cleaning
July 15, 2024
The Spanish brand of sustainable cleaning products Flopp has decided to reinvent itself by collaborating with the renowned illustrator Javi Royo. Flopp, which in just a few years has managed to save 1,2 million liters of water, more than 200 tons of plastic and reduce its carbon footprint by up to 70% compared to similar products in its category, seeks ...
The ten startups of the StartBEC technological support program present their bioeconomy solutions
July 10, 2024
The 10 emerging bioeconomy companies that are part of the StartBEC technological support program, promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) together with the AINIA technology center, have presented the progress in their agri-food innovation projects. In its first edition, AINIA is accompanying...
Estrella Galicia, certified zero waste
June 17th, 2024
The Estrella Galicia factory located in the industrial estate of A Grela, A Coruña, has reached a new milestone in its process of minimizing the environmental impact of its activity. After its “zero emissions”, comes “zero waste”, a great step forward that has received the certification 'From Waste to Resources: Zero to Landfill' by Saica Natur...
The SIG Foundation wins the SAVE FOOD award for its “Cartons for Good” initiative
January 24, 2024
The SIG Foundation has received international recognition for its Cartons for Good project, which uses SIG's expertise in filling technology to help communities process and preserve their food into meals locally. The award, awarded annually by the SAVE FOOD initiative, was presented to the Foundation on December 13...
Coatings and packaging to prevent waste and food waste
December 27th 2023
AINIA is working on the development of edible coatings for fresh foods, with the aim of reducing packaging waste and avoiding food waste. In this sense, within the framework of the PREVENCPACK project, work is being done on the design of biobased structures that help extend the useful life of products...
Danone obtains the Saica Natur seal
January 10, 2022
Danone has obtained the Saica Natur seal "From Waste To Resources: Zero To Landfill" which guarantees that all its water plants in Spain are Zero Waste: Lanjarón in Andalusia, Sant Hilari Sacalm in Catalonia and Sigüenza in Castilla-La Mancha. Specifically, the company values more than 98% of its waste and claims to give it a second life by preventing ...
Tetra Pak reduces its global CO2 emissions by 19%
14th October 2021
Tetra Pak closed 2020 successfully meeting the climate objective established for that year: reducing CO2 emissions into the atmosphere to the levels collected in 2010 throughout the value chain. In fact, the company managed to reduce its total emissions by 19% globally (scopes 1, 2 and 3), despite the business growth experienced ...
