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…
Recycling technology company Polytag announced it has completed Series A seed funding with two female-led investors as part of its aim to transform the recycling industry across the UK and Europe.
Mars has announced a new collaboration with engineering software company Ansys to adopt simulation software aiming to reimagine the packaging innovation process through digital technology.
SIG has teamed up with social enterprise Plastic Bank and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to unveil a project aimed at changing Egypt’s recycling landscape while increasing security for waste collection workers.
Starting from January 2024, European electricity and heat retailer Vattenfall will be supplying polyolefins solutions provider Borealis with renewable energy from its hydropower plants, as part of a long-term renewable hydropower purchase agreement (PPA) made in December 2023.
Returnity has announced apparel company Vuori will use the company’s Last Box, a reusable shipping box that apparently lowers the economic, operational and environmental impact of a retailer’s inventory fulfilment, for merchandise shipments to its U.S. retail stores to replace conventional…
In order to improve their plastic packaging operations, PwC consulting team Strategy& asserts that food and beverage companies should consider lightweighting and adopting biobased materials, where appropriate; develop consistent design-for-recycling standards; and form strategic partnerships with…
A product offtake agreement between Mura Technology and Neste is set to convert products from Mura’s Teesside commercial-scale advanced plastic recycling plant into feedstock for new plastic production, a move hoped to help phase out fossil resources.
The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have completed a project intended to develop food safety guidelines for the Mongolian food sector and help its participants achieve international standards.
Special Projects has revealed five solutions in an effort to help consumers make environmentally conscious decisions during their food shops, including eco-label designs, digital interactivity with physical menus, and in-app breakdowns of a product’s sustainability metrics.
