Carbon Emissions
News and analysis on carbon emissions in packaging, including carbon reduction, LCAs, manufacturing and more.
GEA presents thermoforming machine for simple, flexible production at interpack
GEA will display its PowerPak 5000, a new thermoforming packaging machine for medium-sized food producers, at interpack 2026 – targeting
Colour-changing ‘stoplight’ label tracks freshness of airline perishables
Vitsab International has developed its Freshtag Flight Label to change colour based on temperature exposure and tackle food waste in
Stora Enso lightweights tray board and presents unbleached version
Stora Enso has added an unbleached variant to its Trayforma tray board range, as well as reducing the basis weight
Apple’s ‘highest-ever’ use of recycled materials includes plastics phase-out
Apple reports that 30% of all material across its shipped products came from recycled content in 2025, and claims to
Norfersk implements Faerch’s 70% tray-to-tray rPET into meat trays
Faerch and Norfersk have launched meat trays containing 70% food-grade, tray-to-tray recycled PET, anticipating a dedicated material
Square-shaped cup from Greiner improves stability and pallet efficiency
Greiner Packaging’s square-shaped cup format is designed to be space-efficient and stable in transit and on the
The Greggs approach to recyclability, reduction, lightweighting and more
According to its latest sustainability report, Greggs fell short of its 25% lightweighting target for packaging in 2025; yet it
PCR aluminium bottle from Sustainaholics targets up to 90% carbon reduction
Made entirely from post-consumer recycled aluminium, the Alumini bottle from Sustainaholics is intended as a recyclable, reusable alternative to
Henkel’s new tinplate cans expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 62%
Henkel has worked with Pirlo and Thyssenkrupp Rasselstein to use tinplate cans made with CO2-reduced steel for contact adhesive
Report: How are the top brands progressing on packaging sustainability in 2026?
In a rush? Click here to read a short summary of this report Intro: We look at how the top
Boxon turns recycled PET bottles into food-contact industrial big bags
Boxon is launching a new line of industrial bags made from recycled PET bottles, described as the first to be
‘World’s largest’ liquefied plastic waste facility commissioned by Neste
Neste has successfully commissioned a new upgrading facility for liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland – expecting to