On Wednesday the 28.03.2019 the member of the Bundestag Katrin Staffler MdB visited our production site in Alling. As a customer of some online shops that ship packed in our straw, such as Frank Juice, the Lamplhof Hofmetzgerei, and Wallner's Bioputen, she already had experience with our packaging. She used this opportunity to find out more [...]
On 05 December Michael Schrodi, member of the Bundestag for the districts Dachau and Fürstenfeldbruck visited us. Mr Schrodi, member of the Committee for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, informed himself at Landpack about alternatives to polystyrene. In line with the focus on "Making packaging more environmentally friendly" from the Federal Environment Ministry's 5-point [...]
Today, 5 years ago, Landpack was officially founded and the way was paved for an ecological packaging future. Because with increasing online trade and parcel shipping, shipping packaging must be sustainable. In refrigerated shipping, the worldwide standard is still the polystyrene box. Landpack and all our partners are working on a rethink and are setting an [...]
The new Packaging Act urges companies to adopt more ecological packaging solutions Alling, 13 November 2018 - More and more online retailers are currently looking for more ecological packaging solutions. The reason for this is the new Packaging Act, which comes into force on 01.01.2019 and makes companies responsible for the environmental impact of their [...]
In addition to the University of Bayreuth, Germany is home to various technical colleges and companies such as Genusshandwerker GmbH & Co. KG which are involved in a project for the development of intelligent packaging systems. On October 24, 2018, the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, personally handed over the grant notices totalling [...]
Students at TU Munich invited to the SRM Talk last Wednesday. SRM Talks is an initiative of students of Sustainable Resource Management, who hold monthly discussions on sustainability and the future. In a relaxed atmosphere with a home-cooked buffet and many questions, Landpack presented its successful path of recent years and gave technical insights into technology, [...]
Last Tuesday Landpack was at the Clustertag Verpackungsrecycling of the Umweltclusters Bayern in Nuremberg. Under the theme: "The Future of Plastics - From the Point of View of Manufacturers, Disposal Companies, and Science", plastics were critically scrutinised by companies, politicians, researchers and scientists. The fact that the industry will face major changes, above all due to [...]
More and more inquiries reach us daily from companies as to how the new packaging law 2019 is to be implemented. We at Landpack therefore want to support our customers as much as possible in this respect! We will provide you with the following information in the coming weeks: General information on the law and the [...]
We would like to present our next packaging alternative: the Landbox Jute. With our Landbox Jute we are upcycling natural fibres for the first time. Our jute fibres come from cocoa bean sacks. By further processing the jute fibres, we extend the service life and thus provide another attractive option for sustainable shipping. Jute is one [...]
At the 8th German Fruit & Vegetable Congress (DOGK) on 20 and 21 September 2018, current topics and trends were highlighted under the motto "From seeds to the point of sale". More than 500 experts from the fruit and vegetable sector discussed aspects of the entire value chain of fresh fruit and vegetables. As a pioneer [...]
What conflicts does digitalisation entail? How does school work without racism? What are the benefits of modern satellite communication? What approaches are there to get the plastic problem under control? These were just some of the questions that were artistically illustrated, explained and discussed by experts, artists and students on the 2nd Future Day "Togetthere Experience" [...]
The topic of plastic waste is currently on everyone's lips. 80 percent of consumers want sustainable packaging that conserves resources and curbs the introduction of microplastics into the environment. The bio2pack cooperation network was founded to meet this demand. The network was successfully launched on 26.08.2019. Currently, 14 companies from Germany, Austria and Luxembourg as well [...]
What is it? The new Packaging Act will come into force on 01 January 2019. The law is not new, but from January 2019 it will be obligatory for everyone who places packaging filled with goods on the market. If neglected, fines of up to 200,000 euros may be imposed. Why? The aim of the law [...]
What is resource-efficient and sustainable packaging? In order to discuss this topic, the IHK brought together representatives from a wide range of industries. In addition to Landpack, these included representatives from technology groups, food companies, waste management, product designers for sustainable packaging as well as researchers and consultants in the field of bioplastics. The workshop is [...]
Reporting on a possible EU plastic tax has met with a great response: non-recyclable plastics such as plastic plates, disposable cutlery, plastic straws and cotton swabs are to be banned from supermarket shelves. EU Commissioner Oettinger demands that EU countries that do not achieve a recycling rate of 80% have to pay 80 cents for every [...]