Regulation & Compliance
News and analysis on the laws and regulations that are affecting the packaging industry, advice on ensuring compliance and more.
Industry pushes back against Polish EPR scheme, fearing legislative overlap
As Poland’s Ministry of Environment plans to introduce a fully state-controlled model for extended producer responsibility, packaging industry
Coalition fights for EU’s plastics recycling industry amidst ‘collapse’ fears
Searious Business, Maastricht University, and TOMRA are among the current signatories of a campaign urging the EU to address the
Flexible Plastic Fund reports on flexible plastic collection and recycling in the UK
The Flexible Plastic Fund (FPF) has launched its FlexCollect report, consolidating over three years of learnings from the FPF FlexCollect
Ever since the Covid boom years, demand for paper packaging has slumped – why?
We’re over halfway through 2025, and this was supposed to be the bounce-back year for the paper packaging
First pyrolysis oil recycled from mixed waste at Plastic Energy’s Dutch plant
At its Geleen facility, Plastic Energy has converted hard-to-recycle post-consumer plastic waste into pyrolysis oil for the
Plastics Recyclers Europe reports increased plastic recycling facility closures
Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has warned that the European plastic recycling industry is ‘facing imminent collapse’, stating that a surge
ExxonMobil and XL Recycling collaborate on stretch and shrink hood films
ExxonMobil Signature Polymers has partnered with XL Recycling to develop high-performance stretch and shrink hood films containing post-consumer
EU Commission fears for internal market as UAE oil company acquires Covestro
The European Commission is investigating Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)’s acquisition of Covestro amid concerns that foreign subsidies
How industry players feel as Global Plastics Treaty negotiations stall again
Various organizations, coalitions, NGOs and brands are disappointed that INC-5.2 ended without a concrete Global Plastics Treaty, but
The PPWR countdown is on. Are you ready?
With less than twelve months until the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) takes effect – requiring all to be
INC-5.2 was a failure – what happens next?
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(Hypothetical) apocalyptic (eschatological) trends in European AI sustainable packaging design: the next 20 years
Prof. Christo Kaftandjiev, university professor and Ph.D. of packaging design, AI and digital marketing communications and marketing semiotics, outlines