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Finalist interview: Nivea’s reusable bottle for hand soap made from dissolvable tablets

Nivea’s ecorefill is a soap with a difference – the consumer creates it themselves by mixing dissolvable tablets with water,

Can PET-eating enzymes help to solve the plastic waste problem?

Scientists from Leipzig University recently discovered an enzyme that they say can degrade PET in record time, via a process

Paper bottles: your questions answered

Last month, Carlsberg announced that its paper-based bottle would soon be available for consumer trials across Europe. When we

New 'PET-like plastic' made directly from waste biomass

Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have developed a new PET-like plastic that is made from the

Sustainability Perspectives: Zooming in on flexibles

How can we make extended producer responsibility a reality?

Ignacio Gavilan, Sustainability Director at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), and Sander Defruyt, Lead of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s

Henkel’s Pril brand now offered in 100% rPET bottle

Henkel has announced that the bottle bodies for its Pril dishwashing liquid brand now include 50% recycled material from the

The inside story of P&G's new shampoo bars

Earlier this month, Procter and Gamble announced that its Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Herbal Essences, and Aussie brands will now

‘We need composting, but compostable packaging is still single-use’

Compostable packaging is popularly seen as an answer to plastic pollution, but while it has a role to play in

Packaging Europe’s Readers’ Award 2022 is open for submissions!

We’re excited to reveal that our coveted Readers’ Award will be returning this year as part of our Sustainability

Can advanced recycling support flexible packaging’s quest for circularity?

As demand for more recycled content, commitment to meet environmental objectives and consumer expectations converge, significant increases in recycling capacities