Sustainability
News and analysis on sustainable packaging innovations and technologies that are improving recyclability, reducing waste, lowering carbon emissions and more.
UPM wraps sticky notes in transparent, recyclable paper to reduce CO2
UPM Adhesive Materials has teamed up with One.Five to package stationery in transparent paper, intending to bring down CO2
Coca-Cola replaces shrink wrap with DS Smith’s corrugated multipack handle
Coca-Cola HBC Austria, DS Smith, and Krones have jointly developed a recyclable, corrugated handle for soft drink multipacks – a
Filling the data gap – The European Reuse Barometer
A fascinating new tool has been launched to track the progress of resusable packaging solutions across Europe. In this article,
L’Oréal becomes first big brand owner in NEXTLOOPP’s food-grade PP project
L’Oréal has become the first major brand owner to join the NEXTLOOPP Americas consortium, which pursues a closed loop
Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview: Coveris’ release liner recycling process
With the Sustainability Awards only a few weeks away, we hear from Adam Robinson, head of Sustainability for BU Paper
How to make Halloween more sustainable
In a rush? Click here to read a short summary of this report Introduction This report looks at how Halloween’
Square-shaped bottle developed by Sidel for nitrogen-dosed water
Sidel has revealed Nitro Square, a square-shaped, rPET-compatible bottle for still water with liquid nitrogen dosing – apparently reaching
Everything you need to know about the EU’s packaging and recycling trends
In response to Eurostat’s latest packaging waste data, we have compiled the key takeaways, from a country-by-country
Paperization: How innovation and collaboration are driving advances
That being said, paper is not suitable for all applications, and adding barriers in a sustainable way can still be
Brazil mandates reverse logistics system for plastic packaging from 2026
Under a new Brazilian law, market operators must participate in a reverse logistics system for primary, secondary, and tertiary plastic
Greiner and Air Up present refillable bottle that flavours water with scents
Greiner Packaging and Air Up’s leak-proof, refillable Click Bottle uses scent-based pods to add flavour to plain