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…
Ross Woodburn, managing director at BUBL Packaging explores how manufacturers that adapted faster by using core skills and exploiting knowledge of specific sectors created opportunities for growth during the pandemic.
Ruben Rausing, the founder of Tetra Pak, once said that “packaging should save more than it costs.” Valeriy Krivoshey, Ph.D., editor-in-chief of Packaging Magazine, tells us what companies – and consumers – should bear in mind when thinking about the cost of packaging.
New innovations for biobased packaging materials are announced on an almost daily basis. However, there are many things to consider related to their categorization, compliance, and safety – especially when they are used for packaging foods and beverages.
Over the past few years, Returnity has collaborated with Walmart, New Balance, and Estée Lauder to create tailored reusable packaging systems at scale. We caught up with the company’s CEO, Mike Newman, to talk about collaboration, LCAs, and what more can be done to normalise reusable packaging…
Disruption is on the horizon for the plastics value chain, with experts predicting that the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan could direct actions and business plans for the next decade. Following on from his previous article on this topic, Paul Foulkes-Arellano, founder of Circuthon…
The idea of a circular economy is certainly promising, but how can we turn it into a reality? Robert Lilienfeld, founder and executive director of sustainable packaging think tank SPRING, looks into scientific theory and historical parallels in a bid to answer this question.
Smurfit Kappa recently launched AquaStop – a water-resistant paper with a coating that reportedly does not interfere with recyclability. To help our readers learn more about this solution, we spoke with Lars Henricksson, VP of product development at Smurfit Kappa Paper Division.
With plastic production set to double by 2035, accurate and reliable identification methods have never been more important in terms of sorting and recycling. Ken Sickles, EVP and chief product officer at Digimarc, breaks this issue down for us in our latest comment piece.
Paperboard specialist Holmen Iggesund was recently awarded a ‘platinum level’ sustainability rating by EcoVadis, a global sustainability rating agency. This
Amcor’s AmPrima® range of mono-material packaging solutions was designed with the aim of replacing hard-to-recycle, multi-material options, without any compromise on performance. To find out more about this family of solutions, we spoke with Trevor Davis, Marketing Director at Amcor.
With roughly 30% of food going to waste, why aren’t companies doing more to adopt packaging solutions that can help to prevent this wastage? Andrew Manly, AIPIA’s communications director, tells us more.
First the pandemic, now the war in Ukraine with rising inflation and fuel costs, and all the while pressure to move away from plastic. Amidst such turmoil, what does the future hold for the growth of paper packaging?
