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…
The Sustainability Awards are open for submissions! From start-ups and universities to global brands and manufacturers, everyone is invited to nominate their packaging innovations for a crystal trophy – with zero entry fees.
Borealis has partnered with EU-funded Project ELECTRO to help enable circular feedstocks. The initiative brings together universities, research institutes and industry players to develop electrified, high-efficiency recycling technologies capable of turning low-quality waste into premium raw…
TOMRA Recycling welcomed participants of the NEXTLOOPP initiative to its headquarters in Mülheim-Kärlich, Germany last month, for live demonstrations of its latest sorting systems for polypropylene (PP) sorting and discussions on advancing Design for Recycling.
The Recycling Partnership has announced a $4.25 million grant to FCC Environmental Services’ materials recovery facility (MRF) in Houston, Texas, to improve its ability to recycle film and flexible packaging (FFP), supported by PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, and the Film and Flexibles Recycling Coalition.
In anticipation of the Sustainable Packaging Summit 2025, we will be hosting a series of LIVE panels, focused on sustainability hot topics. Please join us to hear from our panel of experts on: From waste to resource: innovations in recycling technologies
The final industrial scale tests of HolyGrail 2.0, the groundbreaking collaboration to investigate the impact of digital watermarking in improving efficiency of recycling, are completed. While the final results are being processed, we look back on the progress made by the project and ask what…
Plastics technology licensor Axens and plastics recycling company SOREMA have announced a partnership to provide integrated solutions for the chemical and mechanical recycling of plastic waste.
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…
Perstorp has invested in a project set to supply its facility in Stenungsund, Sweden with wastewater from a nearby municipal treatment plant – a move expected to save 1.1 billion litres of fresh water every year.
Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire 76% of Fox Recykling’s shares in the hopes of expanding its waste management services in the Eastern European market via its Saica Natur business division.
A report commissioned by Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium has suggested that an overall recycling rate of 72.8% for aluminium beverage cans was achieved in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland in 2020, saving 4.2 million tonnes of CO2eq. However, this is thought to coincide…
The 4evergreen alliance has released the beta version of its Fibre-Based Packaging Recyclability Evaluation protocol, with the tool as a whole expected to create an improved and standardised framework for evaluating the recyclability of packaging products in Europe.
