Sustainability
News and analysis on sustainable packaging innovations and technologies that are improving recyclability, reducing waste, lowering carbon emissions and more.
A glimpse ahead at the interpack year
2020 is the year that interpack is back – and the world’s largest packaging event is set to be bigger
Vellamo partners with UPM Raflatac on wood-based clear plastic label material
Finnish mineral water producer Vellamo’s bottles will feature UPM Raflatac’s Forest Film product – reportedly the world’s first
First Mile and Fashion for Good team up on closed-loop fashion waste scheme
Recycling company First Mile has joined forces with a global sustainable fashion innovation platform, Fashion for Good, in a new
Packaging in the Anthropocene
In a world heading towards climate crisis, Packaging Europe’s Tim Sykes calls for a radical reframing of the sustainability
Lidl reveals food packaging made from 30% ocean-bound plastic
In March, Lidl will become the first UK supermarket to launch new packaging using “ocean-bound plastic”, plastic that would
Primitives uses nature as the inspiration for its sensing, compostable thin film material
A San-Francisco start-up, Primitives Biodesign, claims to have developed the first compostable bioplastic product with inbuilt sensing functionality.
Adding value to polymers
How do we determine the value of polymers in a vast global marketplace, and with a balancing act between developing
Quinn launches food-grade PET packaging made from 100% recycled material
Quinn Packaging is continuing its drive to improve the sustainability of plastic food packaging with the development of its newest
Looking back at Pharmapack Europe 2020
This year’s Pharmapack Europe event explored the key trends that are projected to have an impact on the pharma
"We need to think laterally and in unusual ways" – a conversation with Garçon Wines
For centuries, wine has been intrinsically linked with a single packaging material: glass. One company, Garçon Wines, wants to change
The start-up interview: Is blockchain a key to the circular economy?
We know that start-ups – in whatever sector they exist – are vital to the growth of an industry. They can