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…
In our latest Finalist Interview ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to ALPLA’s innovation manager Karina Pölzl about the company’s ‘carbon-optimised’ Canupak packaging, nominated in the pre-commercalised Climate category.
A new report from Bain & Co examines the landscape of the paper and packaging industry and identifies environmental roadblocks, including slow progress in carbon reduction efforts and consumers’ skewed perceptions of sustainable materials, alongside potential opportunities for economic benefit.
The blueberry harvesting season is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. The blue fruits business in both hemispheres may soon have an innovative tool for extending seasonality and reducing food waste, says Polish food-tech company Fresh Inset.
Ahlstrom and The Paper People have jointly developed and launched a new line of fibre-based, certified-recyclable packaging for frozen food applications in the hopes of replacing traditional, fossil-based plastic and films.
Berry is packaging NEUE Water’s luxury artesian mineral water in what is described as a 100% recycled PET bottle, with its flat body said to be made entirely from recycled content.
Graphic Packaging International and Picadeli hope to eliminate an annual 250 metric tons of plastic from the latter’s supply chain with a new range of snap-closing paperboard lids for its paper-based salad bowls.
Mondi is collaborating with Fressnapf to roll out recyclable mono-material packaging for its dry pet food range – decorating the packs using process colour printing technology with a lower reliance on inks and chemicals.
Next in our Finalist Interview series for the Sustainability Awards is Siegwerk and Henkel’s oxygen barrier coating collaboration. We spoke to Alina Marm, global head of sustainability and circular economy at Siegwerk about this entry, nominated in the pre-commercialised Recyclable Packaging…
Novelis claims to have achieved the highest percentage of recycled content in the aluminium flat rolled products industry, announcing that recycled aluminium constituted an average of 61% of its total inputs in the fiscal year ending 31st March 2023.
The University of Sheffield and its European partners in the BUDDIE-PACK project are conducting a study to examine the potential of large-scale reusable packaging systems as a replacement for single-use plastics and a combatant against plastic waste.
RyPax and CelluComp have unveiled what is said to be the first all-fibre bottle solution with a biodegradable and plant-based inner coating and hope to ‘crack the code’ on paper-based bottle packaging.
Life cycle analysis is an essential part of packaging sustainability – but different comparisons between materials and processes can often give conflicting – and confusing – results. How can our industry standardise LCAs, and what are some of the key emerging trends in the field? We learned more…
