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…
InfinityGift is a patented experimental packaging concept aiming to deliver an ‘interactive, collectible experience’ that improves brand connections with the consumer.
Elopak has revealed that Co-op Denmark will be packaging its own brand yoghurt and Ymer sour milk products in the company’s beverage cartons without screw caps, a move said to eliminate six million screw caps annually.
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to UPM about its paper chocolate packaging for the Panda brand, produced in collaboration with Orkla Suomi and nominated in the Commercialized Renewable Materials category.
Mondelēz International and DS Smith plan to trial paper tubs for Cadbury Heroes chocolates at Tesco – a move hoped to reduce virgin plastic consumption this Christmas and beyond.
Accessible packaging design has hit the deadlines after actress Selena Gomez revealed that her own disability has influenced the size, shape, texture, and functionality of the containers for her cosmetics brand, Rare Beauty.
In the lead up to the Sustainability Awards next month, we spoke to finalist Pack2Earth about its biobased materials for packaging long-life dry, semi-liquid and liquid products, said to cut CO2 emissions and nominated in the Commercialized Renewable Materials category.
Burgopak has developed a small retrofit lighting unit to spotlight luxury products during unboxing; it can then be removed and reused while the rest of the pack is recycled.
DS Smith and Carlsberg Group have developed a recyclable, corrugated cardboard display for a new premium beer brand, targeting in-store appeal and end-of-life recyclability.
As Senior Creative Director of Packaging Design and Content Development at Microsoft, Marshall has spent decades shaping how one of the world’s most influential brands thinks about packaging: not merely as a container, but as an extension of empathy, understanding, and access.
As an industry, we pride ourselves on anticipating consumer needs. We have repeatedly and successfully innovated around safety, light-weighting, and recyclability. But there is one important societal shift that remains underexplored: the rise of solo living. Dr. Igor Popovic, Managing Director…
Woolworths has stated it expects to save approximately 50,000 kilograms of virgin plastic each year through its new own brand bread bags, manufactured by Amcor and made from 30% recycled plastic.
Aldi and PANDAS Foundation are printing mental health messaging onto the retailer’s baby wipes packaging in hopes of destigmatizing perinatal struggles and directing new parents to relevant support services.
