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…
Switching 30% of grocery store goods into reusable packaging would lower packaging materials, waste, and emissions by 95% and reduce EPR costs, according to a study from GoUnpackaged, Berry, Tesco, Ocado Retail, and more.
With the launch of the latest model of Fiat Grande Panda, Fiat claims it has become the first car manufacturer to incorporate recycled materials from used beverage cartons in a vehicle.
Absolut says it has successfully trialled an ‘industry-first’ paper-based cap and bottle duo in collaboration with Blue Ocean Closures (BOC), as part of its goal to create a fully biobased bottle.
Europe’s first cleantech VC fund celebrates its 25th birthday this year. Tim Sykes speaks with founder and CEO of Emerald Technology Ventures, Gina Domanig, and Fredric Petit, co-lead of the dedicated packaging fund about the insights gathered over a quarter of a century of green investment, the…
Ruizhi Machinery’s end-to-end machine automatically loads paper rolls and produces flat-handled paper bags in a continuous process, aiming to optimize production efficiency while minimizing manual labour.
A study from the University of Edinburgh suggests that an E.coli bacterium could convert plastic waste into paracetamol with ‘virtually no’ carbon emissions.
Little Coffee Cup and the Big Surprise by Hayley Slack claims to be the ‘world’s first’ published children’s book to be printed on paper made from recycled coffee cups, using James Cropper’s CupCycling process.
Antares Vision Group has collaborated with Oròbix to create AI-GO, an artificial intelligence-driven visual inspection platform developed to meet growing needs for faster, more accurate and adaptable inspection processes.
Delta Tecnic is utilizing cool pigments to resist infrared radiation and lower a plastic part’s thermal increase under solar exposure by up to 30%, thus preventing deformation and minimizing consumption.
Over 80,000 used PET bottles and aluminium cans have reportedly been collected via Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Samoa and Tokelau Association of Recyclers’ collection and segregation initiative this month.
Valmatic has unveiled Mi.Ri. Flex, a semi-automatic machine designed for vertical filling, sealing, and die-cutting of pre-formed containers and vials made of pharmaceutical plastic film.
