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…
Ahead of the Sustainability Awards taking place this month, we spoke to finalist Wiliot about its Internet of Things platform for the supply chain, nominated in the commercialized Active & Intelligent category.
OMV will invest over €170 million into a state-of-the-art, fully automatic sorting plant developed by Interzero to produce feedstock for chemical recycling with an expected annual capacity of up to 260,000 tonnes.
Following its assessment by the Dutch Government, Notpla’s seaweed-based packaging has been recognized as plastic-free as per the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive and now hopes to replace a minimum of 15 million single-use plastic packaging units in the Netherlands.
YUTOECO has produced a transparent, plant-based film from cellulose substrate, intending to increase both visibility and environmental sustainability in a range of moulded fibre packaging applications.
As part of our Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview series, we spoke to SIG about its ‘Terra alu-free + Full barrier’ packaging material for aseptic cartons, nominated in the commercialized Climate category.
A new position paper from Recycling Netwerk Benelux, Minderoo Foundation, and other signatories encourages the revision of European legislation to improve Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) measures and support waste prevention, separate collection, high-quality recycling, and reuse. In this…
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a catalytic process that can apparently deconstruct multiple polymers in mixed plastic streams back down to their building blocks – a development set to cut down on energy use, fossil fuel consumption, and carbon…
Mondi has revealed that its entire kraft paper packaging portfolio has been certified as home or industrially compostable – exceeding its own goal to ensure the compostability of all its packaging and paper products by 2025.
Next in our Finalist Interview series for the Sustainability Awards is Krysteline Technologies with its range of glass recycling strategies. We spoke to the company about this entry, nominated in the commercialized Best Practice category.
As the world searches for alternatives to traditional packaging materials, what role do bioplastics have to play? We spoke with Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director of European Bioplastics, to get his perspective on the upsides of bioplastics, potential applications, and the varied challenges that…
Nestlé Česko, PENNY, and POSpooling are piloting point-of-sale stands made of wire, which are said to perform five times better than cardboard alternatives when it comes to environmental burden.
A partnership between Lohmann and UPM Speciality Papers aspires to drive the tape industry’s progress in designing paper liners for recycling with new products and closed-loop solutions.
