Sustainability
News and analysis on sustainable packaging innovations and technologies that are improving recyclability, reducing waste, lowering carbon emissions and more.
Boardlink Joins BFFF and Invests £100K
Boardlink, a major paper plate manufacturer in the UK and producer of some of the most resilient Ovenable Board Ready
Evolution Not Revolution for Salad Tub
A bespoke tub from RPC Superfos has been selected to pack the popular Forssan range of salads made by Atria
Sihl Premieres with Silver in CSR Ratings
In April 2017 Sihl GmbH achieved the Silver award in a CSR assessment done by EcoVadis. EcoVadis set the target
Rafesa Launches New Completely Recyclable Cosmetics Bottle Line
Sustainability and respect for the environment are two key concepts when developing packaging for the cosmetics industry. For this reason,
Amcor Secures Three Awards in DuPont Packaging Awards 2017
The global packaging company received a gold award in the Technological Advancement and Responsible Packaging categories for its Vento™ coffee
Co-op Group Replaces Polystyrene Pizza Discs with Recycleable Cardboard
The Co-op Group is changing its pizza packaging to prevent 200 tonnes of polystyrene boards going to landfill. The
PEF to be Integrated in Circular Economy
The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has given interim approval for the recyclability of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF), produced by Synvina C.
Recycling Technologies Endorses Plan to Recycle 70% of Plastic Packaging Globally
Recycling Technologies is pleased to announce its support for a new action plan, laid out in a new report, The
European Commission to Speak at the Plastics Recyclers Annual Meeting 2017
Sarah Nelen, Head of Unit of Waste Management & Secondary Materials at DG Environment, is a new confirmed speaker of
Metsä Board Achieves EcoVadis Gold Rating for its Sustainability Practices
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has achieved the Gold
Packaging Prevents Food Waste: Corrugated is Part of the Solution
FEFCO welcomes the European Parliament’s resolution on “Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety”, adopted on 16 May
Axion: Laying Down Markers for Plastic Packaging Recycling
New developments in marker technologies for sorting plastic packaging should not be viewed as ‘the answer’ to increasing recycling rates,