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…
Over 110 organisations from across Europe’s plastics value chain have united to deliver an Industry Statement to officials at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment (DG-ENV), calling to ‘close the gap’ between virgin and recycled plastic prices.
Global chemical company INEOS has revealed that it has filed - or is in the process of filing - 10 major anti-dumping cases with the European Commission, citing the need to safeguard European customers, suppliers and contractors from low-cost imports from Asia, the Middle East and the United States.
London-based food waste technology company Limetrack has revealed it has raised over €1 million to scale production and deployment of its Smart bins, designed to automatically weigh and report waste and carbon emissions.
Circpack by Veolia has announced a partnership with SAP to provide its cloud-based solution for EPR reporting and recyclability assessments, including fee structures and calculation rules with global coverage.
In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Göncay Packaging’s managing director, Levent Göncay, discusses the company’s product portfolio, its in-house production process, the costs of plastic vs. paper packaging, and more.
Only one week to go until the Sustainable Packaging Summit! Are you wondering what to expect from this year’s even bigger, even better event? Read on for a deep dive into this year’s agenda.
West Pharmaceutical Services (West) has unveiled its West Synchrony Prefillable Syringe (PFS) System at CPHI Worldwide in Frankfurt, Germany, offering a ‘fully verified’ platform from a single supplier.
The European Commission has provided optional guidance to help Member States calculate Extended Producer Responsibility costs under the Single-Use Plastics Directive.
In response to Eurostat’s latest packaging waste data, we have compiled the key takeaways, from a country-by-country rundown on recycling rates to consumption trends for lightweight plastic bags.
Under a new Brazilian law, market operators must participate in a reverse logistics system for primary, secondary, and tertiary plastic packaging from January 2026 – meeting targets for 22% recycled content and a 32% recovery rate next year.
With global competition increasing and costs soaring, the European PET industry is currently facing an uncertain future. Antonello Ciotti, president of Petcore (the organisation that represents the European PET value chain), warns that the EU must act now to save an industry that is crucial to its…
Today, the European Parliament will undertake a second reading of a regulation addressing plastic pellet losses across the supply chain. Organizations like the Rethink Plastic Alliance have praised its ultimate goal, but questioned its slow implementation and exemptions for SMEs.
