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…
Europe’s glass industry is actively working towards the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 – but how will it achieve this, and what progress has it made?
European Plastics Converters (EuPC), Plastics Europe, and Petcore Europe urge the European Commission to maintain its €0.80/kg levy for non-recycled plastic packaging and earmark the proceeds to fund a circular economy for the plastics sector.
According to its 2024 Sustainability Report, Ferrero designed over 92% of its packaging for recycling in the last fiscal year, but it recognizes ongoing challenges with access to recyclate and flexible films.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has published certification criteria for beverage bottles, cleaning product containers, and cosmetics packaging – intended to increase recycled content, reduce material consumption, and streamline recyclability.
In its 2024 ESG Summary, PepsiCo reports a 15% increase in recycled plastic across its primary packaging in key markets between 2023 and 2024, as well as a 5% reduction in virgin plastic tonnage.
Nviro1’s new, patented PET closure is designed to be recycled with the bottle or jar it is attached to – negating the need to separate components – and to reduce microplastic shedding.
As Poland’s Ministry of Environment plans to introduce a fully state-controlled model for extended producer responsibility, packaging industry players like EUROPEN, Cepi, Flexible Packaging Europe, and Pro Carton argue that it could undermine the Waste Framework Directive and Packaging and…
Searious Business, Maastricht University, and TOMRA are among the current signatories of a campaign urging the EU to address the ‘broken economics’ of the plastics recycling industry, including high recyclate costs and recycling plant closures.
The Flexible Plastic Fund (FPF) has launched its FlexCollect report, consolidating over three years of learnings from the FPF FlexCollect trials which took place across 10 pilot local authorities and 160,000 households in the UK.
We’re over halfway through 2025, and this was supposed to be the bounce-back year for the paper packaging sector, which saw a drop in demand post-COVID. But this hasn’t been the case. Neil Osment, managing director of packaging market research company NOA, explores why.
At its Geleen facility, Plastic Energy has converted hard-to-recycle post-consumer plastic waste into pyrolysis oil for the production of food-contact packaging, medical plastics, and more.
Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has warned that the European plastic recycling industry is ‘facing imminent collapse’, stating that a surge in low-priced imports of recycled plastics, the consequent decrease in the demand for EU-made recyclates, mounting economic pressures and ‘excessive red tape’…
