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 the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation enters into force, we have compiled all its essential deadlines into one list, starting with this year’s expectations and looking all the way out to 2040.
Research from environmental charity City to Sea suggests that 69% of UK consumers hold the government responsible for setting legally binding reuse and refill targets in order to tackle single-use packaging waste.
Unilever has helped pilot refill solutions at local markets and supermarket chains across Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Indonesia – targeting convenience, control over product quantity and price, and an overall reduction in flexible plastic sachets.
Tesco and Hilton Foods will package the retailer’s own-brand minced beef product in Klöckner Pentaplast (kp)’s ‘first-ever’ 100% rPET food trays made from recovered tray material, hoping to help unlock full circularity for food packaging.
Under EU State Aid rules, the European Commission has approved a €500 million French scheme to support chemical recycling that converts mixed and/or contaminated plastic waste back into ‘virgin-like’ raw materials.
We’re all familiar with the shocking statistics by now: in 1950, the world produced just two million tonnes of plastics. It now produces over 450 million tonnes. However, according to a Plastics Europe report: circular plastics now account for 13.5% in new plastic products manufactured in Europe.…
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has collaborated with KHS to manufacture bottles using the company’s stretch blow moulding technology and Double Gate heating concept in a bid to save energy, water and materials.
Aran has engineered a packaging solution to capture biogas from the fermentation of agricultural waste and deliver renewable energy to households with limited access to traditional energy sources.
Reusable pharma blister packs, reusable in-flight meal containers and biodegradable packaging made from banana waste emerged as the winners of Henkel’s new DESIGNathon event, which aims to bolster sustainable packaging design with cash prizes.
Tim Sykes, brand director at Packaging Europe, considers the ‘shrinkflation’ conundrum of less wasteful food portions versus increased packaging waste and carbon emissions – starting with the demands of his hungry pet.
Responding to consumer dissatisfaction with vacuum-packed minced meat, Iceland Foods is re-introducing plastic trays to its beef and pork mince products.
The German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) have revealed that German dual systems saw increased recycling in 2023, with the share of mechanically recycled plastic packaging increasing from 42.1% to 68.9% between…
