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…
This week, Unilever launched its first-ever convenience store refill trial and we spoke to Chemical Recycling Europe's incoming Secretary General to get an outlook for the sector.
Coveris has partnered with the French pet food manufacturer, Demavic, to launch its range of new therapeutic pet kibble in a monomaterial, recyclable bag.
In this article, Carol O’Neill, Group President of BW Packaging Systems, discusses the nuances of what it means to be “sustainable” in different regions of the world.
Avery Dennison launches AD RDX, a range of paper and film products aimed at boosting sustainability by decreasing the use of materials and resources, as well as reducing transport and storage requirements.
Nextek’s NEXTLOOPP project, which creates food-grade packaging from recycled polypropylene, was crowned the overall winner at our 2021 Sustainability Awards. We caught up with Edward Kosior, Nextek’s CEO, to learn more about the project’s potential.
SIG presents SIG NEO, which the company says is the centrepiece of its next generation platform and will debut alongside the combivita family-size pack. It is reportedly the world’s fastest filling machine for family-size carton packs.
The Pallet LOOP is a pallet reuse scheme aimed at incentivising construction industry pallet returns via a cost-effective, easy-to-use, deposit-based system expected to be launched in 2022.
In this article Winfried Muehling, general manager at Pro Carton, reacts to the announcement from COP26 regarding pledges to halt and reverse deforestation.
We found out how the Mission Possible Partnership, which is made up of some of the largest companies in the world, plans to help accelerate decarbonization in the most carbon-intensive industries.
We spoke to Rui Xu about FreshTag, a pH-sensitive label for food contact packaging that changes colour to indicate the freshness of the food inside – helping to eliminate confusion about use-by dates and empowering consumers to reduce food waste.
In a new position paper from Chemical Recycling Europe, the organisation argues that Mass-Balance is “essential” for achieving higher recycling rates through chemical recycling and reducing the plastics industry’s dependency on crude oil.
