Sustainability

If plastic lasts forever, why do we still make new?

Emma Samson, marketing communications manager at Searious Business, gives her thoughts on how the industry could ensure that it includes

Investment set to make Plastipak ‘largest producer of bottle-grade recycled PET in Europe’

Plastipak, a company involved in the design, manufacture, and recycling of plastic containers, has announced a major investment in recycling

Avantium interview: Where are we now with PEF?

Last year, we published an interview with Tom van Aken, CEO of Avantium, about the environmental benefits of the plant-

GSK teams up with Albéa and EPL Global for recyclable toothpaste packs

GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare division (GSKCH) announced today that it is partnering with Albéa and EPL Global to launch recyclable

PlastiCircle project develops new uses for PET waste

PlastiCircle, a pioneering pan-European research project, has identified a number of new applications for recycled polymers from non-bottle

Sanner expands portfolio of bio-based plastic packaging

Following the launch of Sanner’s bio-based effervescent tablet packaging in 2020, additional closure variants and new tube sizes

Pregis interview: Adapting to shifting packaging priorities

We recently spoke to Johan Kennis, Marketing Director Europe for packaging solutions provider Pregis, to  get his viewpoint on some

Stora Enso and Pulpex partner to scale fibre-based bottles

Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex have joined forces to industrialize the production of paper bottles and containers made

The German Packaging Act – two years on

Tesco scraps soft plastic rings and shrink wrap from alcoholic beverages

Starting from this month, British retailer Tesco will stop selling beers and ciders that are held together by soft plastic

‘Game changing’ thermoforming film developed by Sealed Air

Sealed Air has created a new thermoforming packaging solution that seeks to defy the traditionally thick and heavy properties of

100% recycled or renewable: A future vision for circular plastic

In an exclusive comment feature, Lucinda Langton, director of sustainable packaging at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, unpacks the company'