Recyclability
News and analysis on packaging recyclability, covering new technology, material choices, infrastructure, sorting and collection and more.
14 EU Member States face legal action for falling short of waste requirements
Fourteen EU Member States have received letters of formal notice and/or reasoned opinions from the European Commission for failing
Inside a new project turning flexible snack packs into new food packaging
Last month we reported on HolyGrail 2030’s latest project to test intelligent sorting and recycling of flexible food-contact
How are big brands working with plastic packaging in 2026?
How are household brands using or reducing plastic packaging – and what does it say about brand sentiment on the whole?
Duni Group implements PP mono-material solutions for takeaway, ready meals and catering
Duni Group has announced it is implementing polypropylene (PP) mono-material solutions across its Duniform brand’s takeaway, ready meal
Businesses continue to use less recyclable materials under EPR, data warns
89% of obligated packaging producers continue to use non-recyclable, hard-to-recycle, or mixed-rating packaging under extended producer
Melodea launches end-to-end flexible food packaging solution
Melodea has launched its MeloPack end-to-end flexible packaging solution for food brands, said to cover the process from
How Swiss packaging law compares to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
Switzerland has just published its new Ordinance on Packaging. How does it compare to the European Union’s approach? We
Report urges EU to close national EPR gaps via Circular Economy Act
The upcoming Circular Economy Act must address ‘wide’ performance gaps between national packaging EPR systems across the EU, according to
Switzerland updates packaging law with minimum recycling rates and more
The Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation has revealed a new ordinance for packaging, mandating minimum recycling rates of 55%
Coveris unveils recyclable wet wipe packaging with up to 45% PCR content
Coveris has expanded its MonoFlexLite E portfolio - made with a single-layer polyethylene material - to include a recyclable solution with
Bio-based adhesive from BindEthics begins industrial-scale production
Adhesive company BindEthics has announced that its flagship bio-based adhesive, Ecohesive, has transitioned from laboratory development into industrial-scale
Reverse vending machines for plastic water bottles piloted at Wimbledon
Danone, Exchange for Change, and the All England Lawn Tennis Club piloted reverse vending machines for evian water bottles at