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  • The ultimate guide to packaging innovation in 2026

  • M&S takes on ultra-processed foods with reduced ingredients on front labels

  • Lessons for scaling up reusable packaging

  • Do consumers demand too much?

  • The packaging stories and trends to follow in 2026

  • Circularity for plastics: the European Commission’s New Year’s Resolution

  • Why is the EU struggling to meet its circular economy goals?

  • Are advent calendars driving packaging waste – or overcoming it?

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Report: The ultimate guide to global packaging sustainability regulation in 2025

Packaging Europe members may already be aware of the previous guide to global plastics regulation we published last year. This year’s report again explores how plastic regulation continues to evolve but opens up the field to include all materials and formats.

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