Sustainability

PPWR timeline: the key dates to know

The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (Europen) has published a timeline of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging

Innovia Films and PureCycle create 40% recycled white, cavitated BOPP film

Innovia Films has produced white, cavitated BOPP film using PureCycle’s recycled polypropylene resin, unlocking over 40% post-consumer recycled

SPAR and CRYOVAC’s new solution ‘reduces packaging by 70%’

SPAR Austria claims to have saved 14 tonnes of plastic annually by switching from a traditional tray-and-lid system

A lawyer’s perspective on the PPWR

With the PPWR just a few months away from fully coming into force, organisations across the packaging value chain are

Moulded fibre packaging manufactured from non-wood biomass like fallen leaves

Z1RO is converting fallen leaves, hemp hurds and other non-wood biomass into moulded fibre packaging – aiming to combine functional

VTT and LUT University wrap up cellulose-based film and coating project

LUT University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have completed a project to demonstrate the feasibility of recyclable, biodegradable

Securikett launches security tapes made from recycled material

At interpack 2026, Securikett launched a new range of security tapes made from recycled materials. The new portfolio of tapes

Swedish DRS certified by RecyClass for food-safe, traceable PET bottle sorting

Sweden’s Returpack/Pantamera has become the first deposit return system in Europe to receive RecyClass certification for its PET

Sustainability Perspectives: The role of water-based chemistry in packaging

Barrier lining applied to lightweight plastic buckets, including PCR version

Cambrian Packaging’s range of barrier buckets for solvent- and water-based products, complete with a 100% post-consumer recycled

FIFA permits single-use bottles in World Cup stadiums after reuse ban backlash

After facing backlash for its ban on reusable bottles at World Cup stadiums, FIFA has amended its guidelines to allow

Could flexible plastics be replaced with paper?

Earlier this year the Ellen MacArthur Foundation released a report that recommended paper solutions as an alternative to flexible plastic