Sustainability
News and analysis on sustainable packaging innovations and technologies that are improving recyclability, reducing waste, lowering carbon emissions and more.
Novel Packaging for Extending Shelf Life
By Paula Hock, Project Architect, PreScouter Every consumer at one point or another has struggled with the limitations of food
Plastic waste is a shared responsibility
In 2017, Unilever made an industry leading commitment to ensure that all its plastic packaging will be designed to be
New Platform to Boost Beverage Carton Recycling
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) has announced that it has launched a new platform to drive
HAVI brings natural-based inks to packaging
HAVI announced today a new development in sustainable packaging: natural-based inks, which are better for the environment with a
Coveris to Focus on Sustainable Pack Development with Opening of New Facility
Opening on 31st January 2019 at Coveris’ Rivendell site in Leeds, the new Pack Positive® Centre is an industry-first
Mauser Packaging Solutions Introduces 100% Recycled Material Medical Waste Container
Mauser Packaging Solutions, a global leader in solutions and services across the packaging lifecycle, has launched the first medical waste
Mondi Wins Eight Worldstar Awards
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper has had its market-leading products recognised with eight awards at the
Podcast: Circularity and the Label Industry
Circularity and the Label Industry Avery Dennison hosts a round table discussing the challenges around recycling in the label industry.
UK Waste Strategy Requires Packaging Producers Pay Costs of Recycling
Businesses will pay the full cost of recycling or disposing of their packaging waste, under a major new UK Government
Recyclable Doesn’t Always Mean Recycled: Why Material Choice is Key
A comment piece by Sam Jones, Customer Sustainability Manager at DS Smith. A lack of infrastructure, mixed with consumer confusion,
Getting ready for the German Packaging Law
On January 1st, 2019, the new German Packaging Law comes into force. Packaging Europe takes a look at what German
Talking Bioplastics in the Year of the Plastics Strategy
“Biomass is the key ingredient that a plastics circular economy must rely on,” stated Stephen Wetmore of WWF South Africa