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…
The nut butter company Pip & Nut has announced that it will replace its plastic packaging with a new glass jar range, which it says contains “over 50% recycled content”.
Foodservice packaging supplier Celebration Packaging has announced its new range of PET packaging, which it says is made from recycled materials and is fully recyclable itself.
RecycleMich’s app for smartphones, which allows users to collect points for recycling plastic packaging and aluminium cans, is one of our 2021 Sustainability Awards finalists. We caught up with the company to learn more about the app.
Plastics converter representative EuPC has responded to PlasticsEurope’s call for a 30% recycled content target, claiming that this would place the risk solely on plastic converters instead of sharing responsibility across the value chain.
Packaging and label equipment and services supplier BOBST, along with its collaborators, has announced the launch of its ‘Generation 2.0’ samples of high barrier flexible packaging solutions designed for recyclability.
In the latest edition of our Sustainability Awards finalist interviews, the spotlight is on watttron’s digital sealing technology Cera2seal, which enables the use of mono and recycled materials without loss of output.
Plastics industry representative PlasticsEurope says it endorses revisions to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), while calling for a new recycled content target of 30% by 2030.
Join the Packaging Europe team as we unpack the key news and developments ahead of this year's FachPack conference, which takes place from the 28th-30th September.
Austrian manufacturer Constantia Flexibles has unveiled a PE film made from 80% recycled content, which uses production waste from its EcoLam laminates.
Emballator has announced the pre-launch of its monotube prototype, which it says is made of 100% aluminium, as it looks for collaborators on the pilot project.
