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…
As INC-3 approaches, the Plastic Footprint Network, a coalition of global corporations and NGOs, has unveiled a unified methodology to measure plastic footprints and push back against plastic pollution worldwide.
Mondi and Skånemejerier have repackaged ICA’s Hushållsost cheese in a mono-PP base web and lidding film, which has been designed for recycling and aims to close the material loop without compromising on food quality.
Berry Global and Haver & Boecker are collecting and recycling Berry’s NorDiVent film bags in a closed-loop system hoped to cut down on waste and encourage the reuse of valuable resources.
Greiner Packaging is implementing post-consumer rPET from the yellow bag into trays to transport and display beverage bottles, with Rauch Fruchtsäfte set to adopt trays containing 70% post-consumer recyclate.
Xampla, Notpla, Loliware, Traceless, MarinaTex, Zerocircle, and PlantSea have formed the Natural Polymers Group and are encouraging policymakers at INC-3 to recognize natural polymer materials as valuable assets in combating plastic pollution.
A new line of reusable bottles made from Eastman Tritan Renew – constituting 50% ISCC-certified recycled content sourced from a molecular recycling technology – has been launched by air up.
Borealis has successfully closed a deal to acquire recycled polypropylene compound producer Rialti in a move set to boost its portfolio of PP compounds based on mechanical recyclates by 50,000 tons annually.
Bostik is joining the push for food- and INRT-grade recycled polypropylene sourced from post-consumer packaging waste as the 50th participant in Nextek’s NEXTLOOPP project.
OMV will invest over €170 million into a state-of-the-art, fully automatic sorting plant developed by Interzero to produce feedstock for chemical recycling with an expected annual capacity of up to 260,000 tonnes.
Ball Beverage Packaging and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) have announced a new trial in which their vehicles will be partially fueled by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
Nestlé Česko, PENNY, and POSpooling are piloting point-of-sale stands made of wire, which are said to perform five times better than cardboard alternatives when it comes to environmental burden.
A partnership between Lohmann and UPM Speciality Papers aspires to drive the tape industry’s progress in designing paper liners for recycling with new products and closed-loop solutions.
