On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
Bridging the gap between academia, industry and government in issues surrounding waste. Libby Munford talks with Calvin Lakhan, co-investigator of “The Waste Wiki” university run research project, which uses evidence based and scientifically informed decision making to promote the principles of a…
Tide is offering a fibre tile form for its laundry line in FSC-certified recyclable paper packaging – a move set to replace plastic bottles and lessen the environmental impact of washing cycles.
In a joint development agreement, Dow and P&G aim to create a new recycling technology that converts hard-to-recycle plastic packaging into ‘near-virgin quality’ recycled polyethylene with a low greenhouse gas emissions footprint.
Newtec has revealed a new weighing solution for the convenience and processed food sector, offering customers ‘an additional layer for rapid distribution’ with memory pans for portion weighing.
In honour of its 150th anniversary, Adnams has redesigned its core range of kegs, casks, bottles, and cans in collaboration with CookChick and artist Vanessa Sorboen, with two new brews included in the new lineup.
Markem-Imaje’s new Marking Trigger Device is intended to enable portable, flexible, and direct coding and marking for difficult-to-reach or unusually shaped objects on a production line.
M&S reports that its early-season Jersey Royal potatoes are being packaged in 100% recyclable paper in hopes of removing an estimated one million pieces of plastic from the product line in the first year.
In a new collaboration, Sustainaholics’ full range of spirits will be available in 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) aluminium bottles on select easyJet flights.
70cl aluminium bottles of Diageo’s Baileys Original Irish Cream liqueur – said to be five times lighter than the glass alternative and facilitate a 44% carbon reduction – will soon be available to international travellers at select airports.
Berry Global and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company have come together to coat thermoformed tubes, jars, and bottles with a recyclable, EVOH-free barrier resin in hopes of enhancing the recyclability of food packaging.
