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…
We’re excited to reveal that our coveted Readers’ Award will be returning this year as part of Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards 2023! Click here to take part and make your nomination.
Breaking news – The international, expert jury of the Sustainability Awards, the world’s most prestigious competition for sustainable packaging, has completed the first round of judging, picking out 60 innovations and initiatives as finalists across thirteen categories.
This report provides insights into the nature of sustainable packaging innovation as it currently stands, as seen from Packaging Europe’s viewpoint, and drawing on several data sources.
This report provides insights into the nature of sustainable packaging innovation as it currently stands, as seen from Packaging Europe’s viewpoint, and drawing on several data sources.
The deadline for entering your latest Smart Packaging technology in this year’s Sustainability Awards is approaching fast! With the increasing use of Smart Packaging to improve the reuse, recycling and environmentally friendly application of packaging gaining more recognition all the time, this is…
The increasing use of Smart Packaging technologies to improve the re-use and recycling of packaging is gaining more recognition in this year’s Sustainability Awards, which will be co-located with the 2023 AIPIA World Congress in Amsterdam, this November (14th & 15th), as part of the Sustainable…
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The winners of the second half of the Sustainability Awards 2022, rewarding start-ups and not yet commercialized innovations have been unveiled at an awards dinner on the eve of the Innovation Horizon conference in Amsterdam on November 14th.
The next Sustainability Awards finalist under the spotlight is Papira® by Stora Enso - a wood fiber-based lightweight material offering a renewable and paper-recyclable alternative to fossil-based foams.
PaperBarrier Seal, by Coveris Flexibles (Germany) and Brigl & Bergmeister (Austria), is a fully recyclable, sustainably sourced packaging material that the companies say offers the same functionality and product safety as existing packaging alternatives, whilst minimizing both packaging and…
The next entry in our Pre-Commercialized Sustainability Awards, nominated in the ’Recyclable Packaging’ category, is a collaboration between AB InBev & Sustainable Fiber Technologies (Belgium) - a secondary packaging solution for Corona beer using leftover barley straw.
The Recharge from Netherlands-based Fasten BV is a cosmetic refill packaging concept, nominated in the precommercialized ‘Driving The Circular Economy’ category for the Sustainability Awards 2022.
