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…
Nuria García Batista, a researcher at the AIMPLAS Food Contact Department and Elena Aurecchia Giménez, a researcher at the AIMPLAS Chemical Laboratory, look at the issue of antimony migration in PET bottles.
Recycling company First Mile has announced its new partnership with Huhtamaki, in a collaboration that aims to further increase the number of disposable coffee cups effectively recycled in the UK.
In what the company describes as a Europe first for beverage packaging, Ardagh is introducing a new slimline 187ml can specifically designed to present and protect wine and wine-based drinks.
Black plastic packaging materials pose a challenge for the recycling value chain on account of the colour used in them to date, as they cannot be properly identified and sorted by the optical sensors at waste sorting facilities.
Ricardo De Genova, Vice President, Strategic Marketing and R&D at PaperSolenis, explores what challenges paper has to overcome in order to be able to provide products such as bottles, disposable cups and ready-meal containers.
Circular Economy is one of the focus topics at K 2019 and also the “green thread” running through injection moulding machine manufacturer and system solutions provider ENGEL's trade fair appearance.
Plastics Recycling Charity, RECOUP, have been leading a cross-industry forum to address the barriers and improve the recycling of black plastic packaging.
Ardagh’s Nitro Can has been adopted by the company Funkin Cocktails in a collaboration that sees the first-ever range of ready-to-drink nitro canned cocktails hit the shelves.
RPC Superfos has contributed to the development of a new multifunctional plastic storage box which ensures a more even distribution of the microwave heat.
