Recyclability

The Brief: How overproduction, exports and pollution contribute to racism

Origin Materials and Royal Hordijk mass-produce PET bottle caps for recycling

Origin Materials and Royal Hordijk Packaging have teamed up to mass-produce PET bottle caps, aiming to streamline recycling and

Inverted pouch from Volpak, Amcor and Menshen strives for recycling and low CO2

Volpak, Amcor, and Menshen have revealed a lightweight, mono-PE inverted pouch format designed for recyclability and reduced carbon emissions

A closer look at the AI recyclability platform being trialled by Unilever and Amcor

Unilever, Amcor and Asahi are currently trialling Greyparrot’s Deepnest platform, which uses AI to give brands data on how

Ocado to track milk bottle recycling with Polytag’s UV watermarks

Through its partnership with Polytag, Ocado Retail is applying UV tags to its own-label milk bottles, tracking them and

Agilyx to acquire 44% of GreenDot plastic recycling platform

Agilyx has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 44% of GreenDot, aiming to strengthen Agilyx’s presence in the

Wild and Morrama launch refillable roll-on deodorant

Personal care brand Wild has revealed its refillable roll-on deodorant designed by Morrama, featuring plastic-free refills and aiming

Recyclable UCan Pack solution aims to reduce waste and shipping costs

E-commerce packaging supplier UCanPack has announced its 100% recycled corrugated shipping box line said to be “customizable, durable, and

Close the Glass Loop reports 80.8% recycling collection rate

Close the Glass Loop recently published data indicating the EU’s average recycling collection rate for glass packaging has continued

75% of companies could scrap voluntary targets for packaging laws by 2028

Gartner predicts that 75% of organizations will replace voluntary packaging goals with legislative guidelines by 2028, and encourages companies to

20% of all waste is burned, dumped or managed illegally, survey indicates

According to an Environment Agency survey, 20% of waste is illegally managed on average, resulting in extra clean-up costs

FBCA unveils RECY:CHECK certification and updated Design for Recycling guidelines

The Food and Beverage Carton Alliance (FBCA) has announced the launch of RECY:CHECK - a recyclability certification protocol for fibre-