Sustainability
News and analysis on sustainable packaging innovations and technologies that are improving recyclability, reducing waste, lowering carbon emissions and more.
Nespresso launches new capsules using 80% recycled aluminium
Nespresso, an operating unit of Nestlé, today announced the launch of what it claims are the first coffee capsules made
BOTTA Packaging joins forces with ESSELUNGA to substitute bubble wrap with paper
BOTTA Packaging has worked with the Italian supermarket chain Esselunga to develop an innovative envelope lined with corrugated paper to
Coveris reveals new "Bag-in-Bag" solution
Coveris is launching an innovative “Bag-in-Bag" solution which it says will make recycling easier for consumers. By
Henkel's heat seal coating recyclable with paper
Choice of packaging substrates is inevitably among the first considerations when assessing recyclability of packaging. Aiming to facilitate the circular
Rethinking packaging, rethinking product design
Sophie Kieselbach is a senior consultant at Sphera, specialising in life cycle assessment and sustainability. She speaks with Elisabeth Skoda
(Re-) watch our live broadcast on packaging futures, with special guests from Australia
In the final broadcast of Packaging Europe's Live Week series (first transmitted on 12th May 2020) we explore
(Re-)watch our broadcast "Knowing your supply chain: the sustainable approach"
Available now on-demand: Libby Munford hosts a live discussion first broadcast on 11th May 2020, exploring how the industry
What’s in a headline? The challenge of reporting on packaging waste
The ways in which the media has covered the plastics debate have sometimes clouded consumer perceptions, to put it mildly.
(Re-)watch the Sustainability Leaders broadcast
As part of Packaging Europe's Live Week, we spoke on 8th May 2020 with leaders in the field
(Re-)watch the live broadcast "Sustainable materials, innovation & COVID-19"
Watch here! The second of our series of Live Week video broadcasts, initially streamed live on 7th May 2020, on
Smurfit Kappa cuts CO2 emissions by almost a third
Smurfit Kappa is making significant progress in reducing its relative CO2 emissions, according to its 13th annual Sustainable Development Report
Wipak switches to virtual product launch during COVID-19 crisis
Josefina Pönkkä, communications and marketing coordinator, Wipak Group updates Packaging Europe on how they have been adapting to and coping