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…
SÜDPACK is working with Arla Foods to chemically recycle maturing bags for mozzarella cheese, developing a circular business model that aims to lessen fossil feedstock consumption and reduce its CO2 footprint.
Amazon is working with the US Department of Energy’s BOTTLE Consortium in an effort to develop a new recovery and recycling process for mixed plastic waste streams while designing wayward materials to biodegrade in the environment.
Organisations from various major market sectors have called upon the European Commission and Member States to adopt mass balance as a means of developing EU-harmonised calculating rules for recycled content in plastics applications in order to meet revised environmental targets.
Chevron Phillips Chemical and Charter Next Generation are set to produce overwrap film with the former’s chemically recycled Marlex Anew Circular Polyethylene, intending to package fresh produce, e-commerce deliveries, and more.
INEOS Olefins Belgium has secured €3.5 billion in funding to support the construction and operation of its Project ONE ethane cracker in the Port of Antwerp, which aims to become the most environmentally sustainable cracker in Europe and produce ethylene; this can in turn be polymerised into…
A new synthesis study by SYSTEMIQ has suggested that the scaling up of chemical recycling to work in tandem with mechanical recycling technologies will lead to ‘very high’ recycling rates and lower carbon emissions for PET and polyester packaging solutions.
A new study has compared closed-loop recycling technologies for widely consumed polymers – concluding that mechanical recycling has the lowest impact on the environment, yet generates a lower quality recyclate than alternative solutions.
Mars Incorporated is utilising materials sourced from advanced recycling to package its KIND snack bars, aiming to reduce the amount of virgin plastics in its packaging portfolio.
AMI has published its second report on the global chemical recycling industry, noting its growth and sustainability claims while cautioning against the possibility of becoming economically reliant on a continual plastic waste stream.
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has signed an agreement with Plastic Energy aiming to produce 100,000 tonnes per annum of recycled raw materials from plastic waste at its steam cracker in Germany.
