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…
Next in our Finalist Interview series for the Sustainability Awards is Ranpak with its total cold chain packaging solutions. We spoke to the company about this entry, nominated in the commercialized E-commerce category.
In a bid to recycle over 380,000 milk bottles every year, One Stop and Veolia are collaborating to establish an in-store collection and bottle-to-bottle recycling system.
How does the world’s largest cosmetics company, L’Oréal, approach packaging sustainability? We talked with Erik Troost, the company’s Sustainability Program Lead, to learn more about its perspective on recyclability, material preferences, refillable packaging, and much more.
DS Smith and Eat Happy have worked together to develop what claims to be a fully recyclable solution for sushi trays, expecting to replace an annual 1,250 tonnes of single-use plastic with high-barrier corrugated cardboard.
Lidl GB’s own-brand tea bags are set to transition into ‘fully compostable’, plant-based PLA packaging in an effort to keep 800 million tea bags out of landfill every year.
Researchers from Michigan State University’s School of Packaging have incorporated starch into PLA and claim to have enhanced its compostability – thus aiming to increase its compatibility with home and industrial processes and divert plastic waste from landfill.
Following the UK Government launching a new consultation on the Plastic Packaging Tax, Zoe Brimelow, director at packaging manufacturer and consultancy Duo, asks: are we looking in the right places and debating the correct priorities when it comes to plastic packaging and sustainability?
Archroma has announced that its range of colour dyes and fixatives designed for compostable paper has been certified as compostable, and now aims to offer an environmentally friendly and high-performance colouration solution for the paper industry.
Although they make up a relatively low proportion of the total weight or volume of a pack, adhesives tapes can make a huge difference in terms of overall sustainability performance. Sreeparna Das, Sustainability Communications Consultant at Afera, tells us more.
Ranpak is launching its RecyCold climaliner solution, a recyclable, paper-based thermal liner designed for cold chain shipping applications in various sectors.
Tesco is trialling a new ‘pillow pack’ to replace the tray packaging for two of its fresh beef mince products, a move said to result in a 70% reduction in plastic.
Next in our Finalist Interview series for the Sustainability Awards is IMA Ilapak with its Delta OF-360 X wrapper. We spoke to the company about this entry, nominated in the commercialised Machinery category.
