Carbon Emissions

Global business coalition presents policy recommendations ahead of INC-5.4

The Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty has published its latest policy recommendations ahead of INC-5.4 – encouraging

How the EU Commission plans to regulate biobased feedstock in the PPWR

Fresh-fibre fluting added to Holmen’s ‘ultra-lightweight’ cartonboard lineup

Holmen has added a fresh-fibre fluting to its ‘ultra-lightweight’ cartonboard range, intended to help reduce material consumption and

Seaweed-based top film set to comply with PPWR’s fruit and veg plastic ban

noriware offers a seaweed-based top seal film for fruit and vegetable packaging, intended to help retailers align with the

GEA presents thermoforming machine for simple, flexible production at interpack

GEA will display its PowerPak 5000, a new thermoforming packaging machine for medium-sized food producers, at interpack 2026 – targeting

Colour-changing ‘stoplight’ label tracks freshness of airline perishables

Vitsab International has developed its Freshtag Flight Label to change colour based on temperature exposure and tackle food waste in

Stora Enso lightweights tray board and presents unbleached version

Stora Enso has added an unbleached variant to its Trayforma tray board range, as well as reducing the basis weight

Apple’s ‘highest-ever’ use of recycled materials includes plastics phase-out

Apple reports that 30% of all material across its shipped products came from recycled content in 2025, and claims to

Norfersk implements Faerch’s 70% tray-to-tray rPET into meat trays

Faerch and Norfersk have launched meat trays containing 70% food-grade, tray-to-tray recycled PET, anticipating a dedicated material

Square-shaped cup from Greiner improves stability and pallet efficiency

Greiner Packaging’s square-shaped cup format is designed to be space-efficient and stable in transit and on the

The Greggs approach to recyclability, reduction, lightweighting and more

According to its latest sustainability report, Greggs fell short of its 25% lightweighting target for packaging in 2025; yet it

PCR aluminium bottle from Sustainaholics targets up to 90% carbon reduction

Made entirely from post-consumer recycled aluminium, the Alumini bottle from Sustainaholics is intended as a recyclable, reusable alternative to