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…
DS Smith’s Recyclability Evaluation Service (RES) aims to offer a detailed assessment of the recyclability of fibre-based packaging, particularly in regard to primary or consumer-based packaging.
TOMRA and NEXTLOOPP are currently working on a project that uses cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology to make critical recycling processes more efficient. In this article, Professor Edward Kosior founder of Nextek and NEXTLOOPP, tells us more about this groundbreaking collaboration.
In this comment piece, Marija Jovic, technical director for PreScouter’s chemicals, materials and packaging vertical, takes a detailed look at the reuse market as it stands today.
In this insight piece, Mark Victory, Senior Editor, Recycling at ICIS, explores the intricate dynamics of how waste quality affects pricing and demand, along with the complexities of contamination and degradation, which are key to understanding market volatility in recycled polymer markets.
When we last spoke to Unilever about its controversial decision to extend the timeframe on its sustainable packaging targets, head of Packaging Pablo Costa said the company was “doubling down rather than watering down” its efforts. What does this mean in practice? Emma Liggins attended the…
In its never-ending search for alternative packaging materials, our industry is looking far and wide. But in our quest to develop novel packaging materials, are we wrongly overlooking some of the oldest ones?
At SPC Engage and the Sustainable Packaging Summit this November, speakers will explore how to advance reusable packaging with a harmonized approach to categories, standards, and industry consortiums.
While chemical recycling capacities are showing signs of growth globally, legislation surrounding chemical recycling is still lacking. Without established guidelines for allocating recycled materials to products, the industry faces uncertainties that could impede investment and growth. Joshua…
The UN’s global plastic treaty negotiations are set to end in November, at which point new international legally binding rules on plastic pollution will be revealed. To learn more about how this might be implemented in practice, we caught up with Justin Wood, Vice President and Head of Europe,…
Pressure from governments and the public for companies to adopt reusable packaging is increasing. In this article, Emma Samson from environmental consultancy Searious Business outlines her top 10 commercial reasons why companies should make this switch as soon as possible.
For all our talk about the “mountains of packaging waste” created in the European Union every year, we rarely see actual physical evidence of this on our continent. Some other parts of the world aren’t so lucky.
