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…
Müller will partner exclusively with Waitrose on a trial to replace the blue, green, and red caps used for HDPE milk bottles with clear caps in all of its supermarkets from April 2022, which it says will enable the retention of the material for food-grade applications.
ALPLA Group says it has expanded its PET bottle recycling capacity in Germany by 75,000 tonnes annually with the acquisition of recycling company Texplast and all its shares of the joint venture PET Recycling Team Wolfen.
ExxonMobil has completed the first commercial sale of its chemically recycled, certified circular polymers to Berry Global, which will use the polymers to manufacture containers of food-grade packaging based on a mass balance approach.
UK retailers M&S, Morrisons, Ocado, Waitrose & Partners and the supply chain solutions company CHEP have formed a Refill Coalition with the goal to co-design an end-to-end refill solution to be trialled both in stores and for bulk home deliveries later this year.
With the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) yesterday backing a legally binding treaty on plastic waste, we examine what this might mean for the packaging industry, including how it aligns with existing goals, where industry focus may shift, and what uncertainties remain.
In a historic move, Heads of State, Ministers of environment, and representatives from 175 nations have backed a UN resolution to End Plastic Pollution and create a legally binding agreement on plastic waste.
CEFLEX and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will co-fund research into how flexible packaging can be designed for optimal sorting and recycling, with a focus on updating the Designing for a Circular Economy guidelines.
Mars, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have today committed to increasing investments with the reported aim of accelerating the transition toward a circular economy for flexible packaging across Europe.
PolyREC is now recognised as an official data collector for the Circular Plastics Alliance, as it launches the RecoTrace data collection system for European recycled plastics that incorporates all main polymers.
Indorama Ventures says its acquisition of an 85% equity stake in UCY Polymers CZ will allow it to recycle over 1.6 billion PET beverage bottles per year by 2025.
AIPIA member Wiliot, the Internet of Things (IoT) specialist, has announced the launch of the Wiliot Starter Kit containing items to help retailers with IoT transformations, such as stamp-sized computers pre-mounted on cardboard and coffee cups.
A new manufacturing plant using Carbios enzymatic PET recycling technology is slated for construction at Indorama Ventures’ PET production site in France, with the aim of being operational by 2025 as part of a collaboration between the companies announced yesterday.
