Recyclability
News and analysis on packaging recyclability, covering new technology, material choices, infrastructure, sorting and collection and more.
Saica Group recycles its own paper into repulpable adhesive tape
Saica Group has unveiled an adhesive tape made entirely from its own recycled paper, aspiring for a fully repulpable product
Peanut crisps packed in Sonoco’s recyclable, 95% paper-based can
Earthnutz is the latest company to adopt Sonoco’s paper-based can, said to contain up to 64% post-consumer
Germany announces landmark new packaging regulation
Germany has transposed the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation into national law – raising recycling quotas for various materials and revising
Ahlstrom introduces recyclable fibre-based release liner
Ahlstrom has revealed its Acti-V RRF Natural fibre-based liner for double-sided tapes, said to enable recyclability even
European Industry Summit talks competitiveness, energy costs and sustainability
At the European Industry Summit in Antwerp, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen set out her vision for a
Borealis and Borouge to establish circular waste management system in Indonesia
Borouge and Borealis have joined forces with Catalytic Finance Foundation, Pelita Mekar Semesta (PMS) and Reciki Solusi Indonesia in an
Separate collection, PCR targets, and EPR to unlock flexible plastic recycling
A new report from the Alliance to End Plastic Waste names separate waste collection, post-consumer recyclate targets, and extended
Recyclable packaging ‘the norm’ for consumers and overpackaging reduced, research reveals
MacFarlane Packaging has revealed the findings of its 2025 Unboxing Survey, which include 84% of consumers being willing to return
Amazon and Indian university convert agricultural waste into recyclable mailer
Amazon and the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee are developing recyclable, home-compostable packaging from crop residues – intending to reduce
Live Puri replaces metal closures with fibre-based caps
Dutch nutraceutical company Live Puri has replaced the metal closures for its vitamin products with fibre-based caps from Blue
Norway’s ‘first’ recycling facility for EPS waste opens its doors
BEWI has opened a recycling facility for expanded polystyrene (EPS) in Norway, anticipating an annual recycling capacity of up to
Henkel and Sekab seek to accelerate transition to bio-based raw materials for adhesives
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has entered a strategic collaboration with Swedish chemical company Sekab, focused on replacing conventional ethyl acetate with