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 honour of its 150th anniversary, Adnams has redesigned its core range of kegs, casks, bottles, and cans in collaboration with CookChick and artist Vanessa Sorboen, with two new brews included in the new lineup.
In a new collaboration, Sustainaholics’ full range of spirits will be available in 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) aluminium bottles on select easyJet flights.
70cl aluminium bottles of Diageo’s Baileys Original Irish Cream liqueur – said to be five times lighter than the glass alternative and facilitate a 44% carbon reduction – will soon be available to international travellers at select airports.
Berry Global and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company have come together to coat thermoformed tubes, jars, and bottles with a recyclable, EVOH-free barrier resin in hopes of enhancing the recyclability of food packaging.
Sansu and TotalEnergies Corbion have agreed to produce a 100% Luminy PLA bioplastic bottle with an embossed label in hopes of simplifying the recycling process and driving the adoption of recycled PLA as a feedstock.
Moy Park has added Klöckner Pentaplast’s kp Elite, a modified atmosphere packaging tray made entirely of rPET, to its packaging range – aiming to reduce its plastic consumption by 50 tonnes and transition completely into mono-material solutions.
Fazer has adopted a laminate-free paper pack for its Oat Rice Pies product; the solution was designed by UPM Specialty Papers to enhance recyclability while maintaining the barrier protection and heat seal properties of conventional plastics.
IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen argues that ‘material-discriminatory’ measures remain in the provisional Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, and it is feared that resultant loopholes will exacerbate trade conflicts and adverse environmental effects.
PA Consulting and PulPac have announced that rigid packaging company Logoplaste has joined The Bottle Collective, which aims to create single-use, fibre-based bottles, as a technology partner.
Roded Recycling Industries and Aran have partnered on a combined recycling process, creating a raw material from agricultural plastic film waste and Bag In Box laminates.
