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…
In the third part of our series on EPR, Victoria Hattersley spoke with Archana Jagannathan, senior director for sustainable packaging at PepsiCo, about the pressures EPR requirements puts on brand owners.
A collaboration of European companies, associations, and organisations representing the flexibles value chain have agreed a common position on the essentials for collecting flexible packaging waste in a circular economy.
Steve Gillman speaks to Dana Mosora, workstream lead at the Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) project, about why the sector is now getting behind a strategy that backs both chemical and mechanical recycling.
Over the coming months, in collaboration with CEFLEX, we will be publishing a series of interviews and articles on the sometimes-thorny subject of extended producer responsibility (EPR).
CEFLEX and its partners PCEP, Petcore Europe, Styrenics Circular Solutions, and MORE Recycling have teamed up to understand the reality of today’s collected household packaging waste – a vital step forward towards creating a circular economy.
A new Quality Recycling Process (QRP) for flexible packaging from CEFLEX and its stakeholders reportedly shows that high-value applications for recycled polymers from a mechanical recycling process are viable.
With its Quality Recycling Process, CEFLEX is focusing on driving the end market applications for flexibles recyclates to help the industry meet its sustainability targets.
Taking into account the current best-practice technologies established in Europe, CEFLEX has said that it strongly recommends the use of flexible packaging made from recyclable mono-materials.
The members of Flexible Packaging Europe has unanimously agreed a vision on sustainability, reinforcing the industry’s commitment to a common position on the circular economy. Jean-Paul Duquet discussed the implications with Tim Sykes
CEFLEX has launched a comprehensive set of guidelines to help the flexible packaging value chain design recyclable consumer packaging solutions and accelerate a circular economy.
Elisabeth Skoda explores some of the recent innovations in chemical recycling technology and shines a spotlight on collaborative efforts and prospects for the technology.
