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…
Avantium is supplying its plant-based PEF material to Refresco for use in Albert Heijn’s fruit juice bottles, with the retailer claiming to be the first supermarket chain in the world to adopt the material for own-brand products.
What is the potential of moulded fibre packaging? Hartmann Group’s Kati Ørskov talks about the company’s new Greenpack MAP packaging, a fibre-based tray for meat, with Elisabeth Skoda.
Organizations from across the packaging industry have responded to the European Parliament’s new position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation; its ‘ambitious’ measures and streamlined definitions have been praised, yet the text is accused of preserving ‘arbitrary’ bans and targets and…
The European Parliament has set its sights on reducing unnecessary packaging and waste, banning ‘forever chemicals’ in food packaging, boosting reuse and recycling, and more as it adopts its new position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has revealed DAREX WBC 711, a new sealant for food cans. It is said to lower Greenhouse Gas Protocol emissions by over 30% compared to the existing DAREX OP 2928 compound, excluding the use phase and end-of-life emissions.
As the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) draws to a close in Nairobi, the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty has praised the majority of Member States for their positive contribution – but the Ellen MacArthur Foundation states that “limited formal…
German retail chain REWE is selling pasta, rice, cereal, and other foods in reusable and returnable containers using Miwa Technologies’ waste-reducing dispenser modules – aiming to cut down on unnecessary packaging and food waste.
Danone, Nestlé, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, and Unilever have contributed to a new Ellen MacArthur Foundation study suggesting that, if scaled up effectively, returnable packaging can be as economically attractive as single-use alternatives.
Project OMNI – a research project directed by Recycleye, Valorplast, and TotalEnergies that utilizes AI and machine learning to identify and separate food-grade polypropylene from household post-consumer waste – has led to ‘ground-breaking results’, the companies report.
LyondellBasell has made a final investment decision to build an industrial-scale catalytic advanced recycling demonstration plant for its proprietary MoReTec technology – set to convert 50,000 tonnes of post-consumer plastic waste into feedstock every year.
Natural Mineral Waters Europe, Minderoo Foundation, Reloop, UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, and Zero Waste Europe have signed a joint letter warning that ambition surrounding the collection and recycling of beverage packaging could decline if the European Parliament adopts amendments overturning…
