Packaging Europe staff writers

EU plastic tax plans criticised by European plastics industry

EuPC, a body representing European plastic converters, has criticised the EU’s plans to levy a plastic tax to help

Voyage into ocean plastics

eXXpedition is an all-female sailing voyage and scientific research mission investigating the causes of and solutions to ocean plastic

Podcast: The future of drones and packaging

Asking the experts: Will Covid-19 slow sustainable startup funding?

How has Covid-19 impacted investment in sustainable innovation? Victoria Hattersley put this question to Tazia Smith, managing director of

Faller collaborates with start-up to create innovative drinking aid

Iuvas, a Munich-based start-up, has partnered with Faller Packaging to develop the sippa drinking aid, a product designed

Henkel to use Albéa’s recyclable tubes for entire oral care portfolio by 2021

In line with its packaging targets and commitment to avoiding plastic waste, Henkel is set to convert its entire oral

Cepi launches LCA tool for paper products

Cepi, together with its member companies, has developed a life-cycle analysis (LCA) tool for paper products that is fully

How can we break the plastic wave?

‘Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution’, released today, presents comprehensive and startling

The broken promises of plastic substitutes

The commercial shift to alternative packaging types isn’t working — so what will? Dr Ashlee Jahnke, research director of biodegradable

SCS: Unlocking the potential of polystyrene

Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS) is value chain initiative whose mission is to transform the styrenics industry to achieve true circularity,

What the oil price crash means for bioplastics

Bioplastics, plastics made from a biological feedstock, could be a renewable and more sustainable alternative to fossil-based plastics. Unlike

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