Flexibles

What I learned about plastic waste by watching bread bake

Countless brands are repackaging their products to combat plastic pollution, but is it fair to hold the packaging industry responsible

Finalist interview: polycirQ’s deinking surfactant aiding mechanical recycling

You’re a finalist in the Sustainability Awards 2022. Congratulations! To start off, could you summarise your entry, the polycirQ

Finalist Interview: Taghleef Industries and Gerosa Group

You’re a finalist in the Sustainability Awards 2022. Congratulations! To start off, could you summarize your entry Recyclable PP-

Borealis and Vibac collaborate on ‘designed-for-recycling’, BOPP-based food packaging film

Borealis and the Vibac Group have designed a new BOPP-based film for food packaging, reportedly designed for easy sorting

Finalist Interview: Rotor Print’s High Barrier Ready-to-Recycle Paper

You’re a finalist in the Sustainability Awards 2022. Congratulations! To start off, could you summarise your entry High Barrier

Flexible packaging experts develop circular principles to underpin EPR schemes

The EU is aiming to recycle 55% of its plastic packaging by 2030, but many industry players doubt this can

Sustainability Perspectives: Flexible packaging - plastics vs paper

What role can packaging play in the reduction of carbon footprints?

Against a backdrop of rising greenhouse gas emissions and extraordinarily high levels of food waste, what role can packaging play

Researchers develop degradable film that uses light to self-sterilise against viruses

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a degradable plastic film with a self-sterilising coating that can kill

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper and SN Maschinenbau collaborate on machine solution for barrier papers

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper and SN Maschinenbau have collaborated on a solution that allows the former’s recyclable, water-coated barrier

Coveris previews new packaging solutions targeting enhanced performance and recyclability

Coveris will introduce a new range of plastic- and paper-based solutions, including wash-off labels and transportation films with

Veolia launches collection and recycling scheme for LDPE garden product bags

Veolia will collaborate with garden product brand Miracle-Gro and Dobbies Garden Centres to collect low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags