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…
The Sustainable Packaging Summit is returning to the Jaarbeurs Event & Exhibition Centre, Utrecht, on 10 – 12 November 2026 – complete with another jam-packed agenda covering all things sustainable packaging.
Registration has opened for this year’s Sustainable Packaging Summit, taking place on the 10th-12th November at Jaarbeurs Utrecht, bringing together 1,000 packaging professionals across panels, workshops and keynotes, headlined by former Unilever chief executive Paul Polman and PepsiCo’s Archana…
Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit will return to the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht from 10th – 12th November 2026, delivering three jam-packed days of conference programming – including valuable networking opportunities, on-stage panels with industry leaders, and an awards ceremony announcing…
The Sustainability Awards are open for submissions! From start-ups and universities to global brands and manufacturers, everyone is invited to nominate their packaging innovations for a crystal trophy – with zero entry fees.
As ever, the 2025 Sustainable Packaging Summit was designed to bring as many key value chain players together as possible – over 900 delegates at final count – in order not only to lament the ongoing and emerging challenges we all face but to discuss possible solutions. Here is a summary of the…
DHL says it has successfully implemented reusable pallet wrap within its operations and with customers, said to save around 300 grams of plastic per pallet. A finalist in this year’s Sustainability Awards in the Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category, we spoke to the company to find…
HUID utilizes onion waste to create paper-based packaging such as moulded fibre and board products. The company was a finalist in this year’s Sustainability Awards, nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Renewables category. CEO Renuka Ramanujam tells us more about this entry.
Glacier and AB InBev’s AI robotics solution for identifying and recovering recyclables from kerbside streams was a finalist in this year’s Sustainability Awards, nominated in the Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category. AB InBev tells us more about the entry in this interview.
Klingenberg’s reusable, tape-free e-commerce box, Nomadbox, won in the Pre-Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category in this year’s Sustainability Awards. We asked the company a few questions to find out more about this entry.
BioTip has developed a biochemical sensor which attaches directly to food and changes colour when safety limits are exceeded. We asked the company a few questions about this innovation, nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Climate category of this year’s Awards.
P&G has designed a recyclable honeycomb structure for e-commerce packaging, Versafill, said to adapt to a product’s shape by pressing it against the packaging. Nominated in the Commercialized E-commerce category of this year’s Sustainability Awards, inventor Li Kun tells us more.
The 100+ Accelerator programme and Zafree Papers won both the Overall Winner and Commercialized Renewable Materials categories at this year’s Sustainability Awards. Their entry converts banana farm waste into corrugated cartons for beer packaging. We spoke with 100+ Accelerator partner Ab InBev to…
