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…
Hoping to entice consumers back to stores and improve their on-site experience, Starbucks now allows baristas to handwrite messages on to-go coffee cups, serves ‘for here’ beverages in ceramic cups, and offers free refills in its cafés.
Biedronka is joining forces with Mondi in a closed-loop programme to supply, collect, and reproduce its corrugated packaging in line with the retailer’s plastic consumption and CO2 emission targets.
DS Smith’s Material Change Index details the use of plastic in food and drink packaging sold at supermarkets across six European countries, revealing the UK as the most reliant on ‘unnecessary’ plastics and 25% of companies falling short of their plastic reduction targets.
Sainsbury’s plans to save 20.2 million pieces of plastic every year by introducing kerbside recyclable paper packaging with bamboo netting across its own-brand avocado twin packs.
It’s that time of year again, when many of us are busy searching for the perfect Christmas gifts – and for the right material to wrap them in. Gift wrapping ties in with many of the wider challenges the packaging industry faces, particularly around recyclability, consumer behaviour and demand for…
Stora Enso is blending fresh and recycled fibres into its new Optima RF paper, which is intended to help retail and e-commerce companies meet internal and legislative sustainability goals.
Albert Heijn, Aldi, Carrefour, Colruyt, Delhaize, and Lidl are working with the Reusable Packaging Coalition to pilot reusable packaging for mushrooms in Mechelen, aligning with Europe’s upcoming ban on single-use plastic for lightweight fruit and vegetables.
A series of studies led by Searious Business examines the barriers and levers for reusable packaging systems across five countries in Africa and North America – uplifting reusable shopping bags, refillable home care products, and refillable beverage bottles as the next solutions.
Home-recyclable paper packaging has been introduced for Tesco’s luxury dried pasta range, with the retailer hoping to save over 10 million pieces of plastic a year.
Ocado Retail has extended its Reuse range into its liquid detergent and fabric conditioner products in hopes of reducing the amount of single-use plastics generated in consumers’ weekly shops.
In this comment piece, Marija Jovic, technical director for PreScouter’s chemicals, materials and packaging vertical, takes a detailed look at the reuse market as it stands today.
The Home Depot reports the complete elimination of EPS and PVC from its new private-brand packaging and plans to achieve 100% compostable, recycled, or recyclable fibre packaging by the fiscal year 2027.
