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…
plastship has collaborated with Kraton, Chemetall and Baerlocher to provide a digital service that offers plastic convertors an overview of the interaction between recyclates and additives.
Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Trevor Davis, Head of Marketing Consumer Products at Borealis, to discuss strategies and ways forward to address the most pressing sustainability issues of today.
Cedo’s Good Karma refuse sacks are reportedly made from 100% recycled plastic with incorporated antimicrobial technology. The sacks are intended for household use and can also be recycled, according to the company.
Iceland has today announced plans to work with Seven Clean Seas to offset its plastic footprint by recovering and recycling nature-bound waste plastic, in a bid to become the first ‘plastic neutral’ supermarket in the UK.
The EuPC says the industry is “very concerned” that not all EU member states have implemented the Single-use Plastic Directive (SUPD), which it claims has the potential to undermine the value of the single market.
Is the French Government’s plastic packaging ban a watershed moment in the fight against excessive packaging, or a backward step in terms of food waste and overall carbon emissions?
Honeywell announced yesterday the commercialisation of its UpCycle Process Technology, which reportedly allows waste plastic to be converted into feedstock for the production of new, virgin-quality plastics.
Bright Green Plastics says it has developed a technology that can merge unsorted flexible plastics with existing feedstock, which could reportedly complement initiatives launched by supermarkets to collect soft plastics from customers for recycling.
FEFCO, which represents the corrugated packaging industry across Europe, has today released its Corrugated Packaging Recyclability Guidelines aimed at optimising recyclability via design parameters for paper and board packaging.
SÜDPACK Medica AG announces plans to extend its portfolio of thermoforming films with a PP-based film that it says is free of halogenic substances and can be used in blister packaging and other pharmaceutical solid product applications.
