On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
From May 2025, Citeo plans to implement a reusable packaging system in large food retailers throughout four regions in Western France; its goal is to unlock reuse for 16 million consumers and bring the system to a national scale.
Nestlé France, Le Fourgon, Circolution, and Bocoloco will provide returnable, stainless steel containers for bite-sized KitKat and Lion chocolates – hoping to help reduce the amount of single-use plastics on the confectionery market.
Waitrose is trialling a recycling scheme for natural cork in hopes of keeping its annual consumption of 25 million corks out of landfill – instead repurposing it into mulch, homeware, and more.
Mondi has co-founded Paper Sacks Go Circular Spain, a twelve-company alliance focused on improving the circularity of used paper bags in the Spanish construction industry.
Sonoco is targeting full recyclability with a 95% paper-based can for Nestlé’s coffee products, believed to maintain the barrier properties of conventional packs while reducing their weight.
NVC’s Michael Nieuwesteeg and Tim Sykes discuss the importance of open and rigorous communication in the context of the Gouden Noot competition, as well as how packaging approaches both the wide possibilities and the risks associated with Artificial Intelligence - which is the subject of Michael’s…
Digimarc Corporation has released its new Digimarc Recycle sortation software, implementing Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to almost halve costs compared to compliant hardware and increase accessibility for recycling and waste sortation facilities worldwide.
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has unveiled two new, fully recyclable barrier flow wrap films, said to lower the weight of food packaging by up to 75% compared to other solutions.
Elvire Regnier, founder of the Regenerative-Advisory, “Shaping the future of Procurement and Sales through Regenerative Operating Models” chats with Libby Munford, Editor, ahead of speaking at the Sustainable Packaging Summit in a key panel.
The UN’s global plastic treaty negotiations are set to end in November, at which point new international legally binding rules on plastic pollution will be revealed. To learn more about how this might be implemented in practice, we caught up with Justin Wood, Vice President and Head of Europe,…
A.P. Moller Holding’s new venture, Vioneo, is set to manufacture fossil-free plastic resins with a green menthol feedstock at an upcoming production complex in Antwerp – aiming for reduced reliance on fossil resources, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and increased traceability.
Repolywise, a start-up founded by Oxford University researchers, has announced the development of its ‘Atomic Scissors’ technology, aiming to tackle the growing global plastic waste crisis.
