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…
Recycling expert Julian Thielen explores the disconnect between the capabilities of sorting plants built for multiwall packaging and the new generations of downgauged and mono substrates. Highlighting challenges for sorting and recycling that arise from packaging design, Julian points to possible…
Regulatory demands and the multiple, ever-evolving design for recycling guidelines make the development of sustainable packaging a complex task. Elizabeth Staab of HB Fuller explores the role of adhesives as an enabler of circular packages, and explains the importance of including adhesive…
At the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Amsterdam, the winners of this year’s Sustainability Awards, the most prestigious global competition for sustainable packaging innovation, were announced. Click here to watch the full ceremony and hear from all the winners!
Innovation leaders from Kraft Heinz share their learnings from the sustainable packaging innovation process, in particular how leveraging internal and external partnerships can accelerate bringing innovation to market.
This presentation reviews the work of the FlexFunction2Sustain project, with the goal of creating an Open Innovation Test Bed for nano-functionalisation technologies that enable sustainable and smart plastics and paper-based products, and introduces the new European Sustainable Nanotechnology…
Collaborators from the distinct worlds of of brand owner (Beiersdorf’s Janina Zippel), investor (Fredric Petit from Emerald) and start-up (DePoly’s Samantha Anderson) discuss the teachable insights from their partnership on how to harness open innovation.
The climate crisis poses a profound threat to human civilization. Our opening panel explores the implications of putting Net Zero at the centre of our sustainability strategies.
