Sustainability
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Wood-based foam adapted to protect sensitive equipment from Thorlabs
Emballageteknik has helped Stora Enso adapt its wood-based Papira foam to transport Thorlabs Sweden’s sensitive optical and electronic
Amazon and Indian university convert agricultural waste into recyclable mailer
Amazon and the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee are developing recyclable, home-compostable packaging from crop residues – intending to reduce
Live Puri replaces metal closures with fibre-based caps
Dutch nutraceutical company Live Puri has replaced the metal closures for its vitamin products with fibre-based caps from Blue
Taking stock as Global Plastics Treaty negotiations begin at INC-5.3
Negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty continue in Geneva, but where do we currently stand – and where do negotiators hope
Unilever, L’Oréal and P&G join reuse project rolling out across Ottawa
Unilever, Procter & Gamble, and L’Oréal are among the participants in The Reuse City Canada Project, a city-scale
Emerald Ecovations unveils CPG board made from bagasse and FSC-certified fibres
Emerald Ecovations has revealed its ’tree-free’ CPG board engineered for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food packaging, and consumer goods, built from
Why ‘non-recyclable’ is no longer an option
The global pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging sector has reached a pivotal juncture. Blister packs, bottles, tubes, pouches, and other primary
Norway’s ‘first’ recycling facility for EPS waste opens its doors
BEWI has opened a recycling facility for expanded polystyrene (EPS) in Norway, anticipating an annual recycling capacity of up to
Deliveroo embraces student-designed takeaway box with locking mechanism
Deliveroo has adopted a new takeaway box with a locking mechanism, designed by apprenticeship students from Sheffield Hallam University to
Henkel and Sekab seek to accelerate transition to bio-based raw materials for adhesives
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has entered a strategic collaboration with Swedish chemical company Sekab, focused on replacing conventional ethyl acetate with
Simple reveals global brand refresh for premium skincare range
Skincare company Simple has unveiled a global brand refresh for its Active Skin Barrier range, created in collaboration with branding
Our guide to the fibre-based packaging market in 2026
In a rush? Click here to read a short summary of this article Introduction In this article we explore the