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…
Avon has worked with creative agency Free The Birds to update its packaging design and create a new, female-positive visual identity to match its new brand positioning.
A new report from SYSTEMIQ suggests fifteen global policy interventions that it believes could drive down the mismanagement of end-of-life plastics and the leakage of microplastics into the environment by 2040.
Swedish Plastic Recycling has announced that the grand opening of its Site Zero plant site – which aspires to recycle all kinds of plastic packaging without emitting CO2 – will take place on 15th November, intending to commence a ‘new era’ for the recycling of plastics.
As the European Parliament adds aluminium to the list of Strategic Raw Materials in the upcoming Critical Raw Materials Act, Aluminium Deutschland reports that the German aluminium industry is ‘still in crisis mode’ regarding energy supply and global competitiveness.
TOMRA has made ten recommendations for a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Plastics Treaty, including mandatory targets, closed-loop recycling, transparent reporting, and the use of deposit return systems.
Itero Technologies has signed a commercial realisation agreement with Brightlands Chemelot Campus to build a chemical recycling plant anticipated to recycle 27kT of plastic waste every year.
Mars, Incorporated has published its Net Zero Roadmap, an open-source action plan documenting its plans to have carbon emissions across its value chain by 2030, invest $1 billion in driving climate action, and more.
Interplas 2023 will take place at the NEC, Birmingham between 26th and 28th November with over 530 exhibitors and a lineup of conference sessions and events seeking to share knowledge and celebrate milestones within the global plastics industry.
ALPLA and PTT Global Chemical’s joint venture, ENVICCO, is helping beverage brands Pepsi and Mineré roll out what claim to be Thailand’s first 100% rPET bottles – apparently serving as the first food-grade rPET sold on the Thai market.
Apple has designed downsized, fibre-based, label-free packaging for its new Apple Watch line and is set to increase its delivery via ‘low-carbon’ transportation – aspiring to phase out plastics and decarbonise its operations by 2025 and 2030, respectively.
UKRI has introduced a £1.5 million competition for Liquid Food and Beverages in Refillable Packaging to its Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, hoping to incentivise brands, retailers, and consumers to make use of reusable and refillable packaging.
Following discussions last week around a potential merger, Smurfit Kappa and WestRock have confirmed an agreement to combine their businesses into a $20 billion company.
