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…
A new gift pack for Fiskars Group’s ReNew scissors made from recycled material has incorporated Metsä Group’s folding boxboard and Muoto 3D inner fibre packaging in a collaboratively developed design.
TIPA has announced its sole partnership with Ispak in a bid to bring compostable packaging to the Turkish market and enhance both companies’ portfolios on an international scale, as well as combating plastic pollution.
The Body Shop has collaborated with Pujolasos to create a recyclable, glue-free cap made from ash wood and encased cork for its Full Flowers perfume range.
Metsä Board claims to have developed the world’s lightest pizza box with a lightweight paperboard substrate – expected to reduce packaging weight, carbon emissions, and both material and printing ink usage.
TOMRA has signed a majority ownership agreement with Plastretur to found a plastic packaging sorting plant in Norway in a €50 million joint venture set to sort 90,000 tonnes every year.
Asda has announced its decision to implement clear caps into its own-label fresh milk packaging – a move hoped to recycle 268 tonnes of rHDPE into new milk bottles and recycle 207 million plastic milk caps annually.
Following the second negotiation meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) in Paris, UNEP and WWF have expressed their optimism surrounding the establishment of a UN Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution – yet the latter has criticised what it describes as ‘delaying tactics’…
Just Eat, PepsiCo, Heineken, Vytal and Notpla are joining forces to offer reusable and bio-based packaging solutions to fans at the upcoming Champions League finals.
Absolut Vodka has announced a new bottle made from 57% paper with a plastic lining, which it is describing as the latest stage of its journey towards creating a ‘100% bio-based bottle’ in the future.
UPM Biochemicals and Selenis have entered a strategic partnership aspiring to produce PETG resin – a thermoplastic polyester introducing renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into plastic for use in various sectors and packaging applications – and help the industry reduce its CO2…
Aldi has partnered with Polytag to trial invisible UV tags on its packaging with the goal of capturing recycling data and bolstering traceability throughout its supply chain.
Luoro brand Paperdent is distributing its alcohol-free mouthwash in Elopak’s D-PAK paperboard carton – a solution said to use over 80% less plastic than conventional mouthwash packaging.
