Sustainability
News and analysis on sustainable packaging innovations and technologies that are improving recyclability, reducing waste, lowering carbon emissions and more.
“Going green is no longer a ‘want’, it’s a ‘need’!”: A look at sustainability trends in the inks and adhesives markets
Rajesh Srivastava, VP Sales and Marketing at Chemicals Business, UFlex argues that sustainable practices in the inks and adhesives markets
Packaging Europe Live Week
Exploring the innovations and announcements scheduled for interpack from 6th-13th May 2020. Dusseldorf’s interpack fair was set to
Evian achieves carbon neutral certification from Carbon Trust
Evian, a bottled water brand owned by Danone, has announced that it has received carbon neutral certification from the Carbon
Have one-way plastics and products become the heroes of the fight against COVID-19?
In 2019 there was a strong, quite single-minded push against plastics in general from several places in activism and
Hugo Beck's new form fill and seal machine can use both paper and film
Hugo Beck is aiming to meet the growing demand for sustainable primary and secondary packaging solutions by enabling customers to
Waitrose launches recyclable "wine in a tube" concept
Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to add wines in a tube format to its range. Made in collaboration
Lifestyle Packaging reveals innovative antibacterial hand gel dispenser
Lifestyle Packaging has announced Snappd – a unique one-hand dispensing mechanism for alcohol-based hand sanitiser. The company says that
Samsung introduces cardboard packaging that becomes furniture post-use
Samsung is set to introduce new packaging across its Lifestyle TV product portfolio in an effort to reduce its environmental
Henkel unveils new Persil packaging made from 50% recycled polypropylene
Henkel’s new Persil packaging contains 50% recycled polypropylene (rPP) obtained from discarded household plastics. The new product, produced by
UPM Raflatac reveals PP label material made from post-consumer recycled plastic
UPM Raflatac has collaborated with SABIC to produce what it says is the first polypropylene (PP) label film manufactured from
Recycling and the circular economy during a pandemic
Dr. Adam Read, external affairs director at SUEZ, talks to us about the challenges of operating waste and recycling collections
A look at Coperion’s closed-loop concept for the production of flexible multi-layer film
Coperion is implementing a brand-new concept for the production of flexible multi-layer film that it says allows manufacturers