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TerraCycle aims to recycle used malt sacks and save 70 tonnes of plastic yearly

In an ‘industry-first’ partnership, maltster Crisp Malt and TerraCycle are working to collect, recycle, and repurpose used malt sacks

Government funds Maastricht University’s research on circular plastics

Maastricht University has been granted funding from the Dutch government in three projects pursuing circularity for plastics, including a collaboration

Perceived cost is holding back sustainable packaging design, survey suggests

A survey conducted by UPM and the Pentawards suggests that cost is considered a roadblock when designing packaging for sustainability;

DS Smith has reduced its emissions by 19% since 2019, says new report

DS Smith has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 19% compared to 2019/20, replaced more than one billion pieces

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Brands guided towards renewable plastics as Neste and Mitsubishi join forces

Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation have entered a strategic partnership seeking to develop value chains for renewable chemicals and plastics for

Amcor and Lorenz Snacks collaborate on ‘recycle-ready’ snack packaging

Amcor has collaborated with Lorenz Snacks to launch new ‘recycle-ready’ packaging for its Lentil Coated Peanuts product, which has

2M Group of Companies announces new business unit for biomaterial technologies

International chemical business 2M Group of Companies has launched a new packaging-focused business unit, Sustainable Packaging Technologies, to promote

U.S. Government invests in domestic capacity for semiconductor advanced packaging

The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) opening a competition for new R&

Henkel to present bonding and palletizing solutions at FACHPACK 2024

Henkel has announced it will be presenting its new ‘anti-slip’ palletizing and end-of-life adhesives at FACHPACK this

Suzano aims to reduce CO2 emissions with electric truck testing

Market pulp producer Suzano has partnered with logistics solutions company VIX Logística to begin testing what it claims is the

Hemp-based packaging plant envisioned in PAPACKS and Wandarra partnership

In a strategic partnership, ag-tech solutions firm Wandarra will utilize PAPACKS’ turnkey solution to replace fossil plastic packaging with