Sustainability
News and analysis on sustainable packaging innovations and technologies that are improving recyclability, reducing waste, lowering carbon emissions and more.
WPO announces winners of 2018 WorldStar Packaging Awards
Over 500 people attended the WorldStar Awards Presentations & Gala Dinner in May 2018, the most important global packaging competition
Working towards a Sustainable Packaging Revolution
The global movement to highlight the enduring environmental and potential health impacts of plastics has kick-started wide-ranging programmes
New Near-Infrared Detectable Black Masterbatch
Specialist additive and masterbatch manufacturer Colour Tone has launched a new generation of competitively priced near-infrared (NIR) detectable masterbatches
New Smaller Lube Cube To Be Unveiled
Industry leader FUCHS Lubricants is to unveil a new smaller Lube Cube as the company continues to move away from
Developments in packaging sustainability and efficiency secure Amcor two 2018 Alufoil Trophies
Two sustainable packaging innovations from Amcor that boost efficiency and improve consumer convenience have won 2018 Alufoil Trophies at the
Hispack Highlights Sustainability and User Experience as the Big Challenges for Packaging
Sustainability, improving the user experience, automation and packaging logistics are the four vectors that will define the development of the
First online retailer to use mailing bags made entirely from sugarcane
Online flash sale retailer SportPursuit has become the first e-commerce site to package its products in plastic mailing bags
Two days left for Sustainability Awards Submissions
Submissions for the fourth annual Sustainability Awards have been are open for just another two days - closing on 15th May.
A sweet alternative: Plastic mailing bags made from sugarcane
A new ‘greener’ plastic mailing bag has launched in the UK which has the potential to save CO2 emissions equivalent
Pregis Joins How2Recycle coalition
Pregis LLC has joined the How2Recycle coalition to help get more materials into the recycling stream by taking the guesswork