Regulation & Compliance

School meals served on domestically compostable trays in ‘first’ for Ireland

Sabert Corporation Europe has helped Carambola serve school meals on domestically compostable and certified-recyclable ready-meal trays made from

UPM and Royal Vaassen reveal high barrier paper solution for pet treats

UPM Specialty Materials and Royal Vaassen have developed a high-barrier paper packaging solution for pet food treats and snacks,

E2Pack introduces automatic pallet unwrapping system

E2Pack has unveiled its new EASYROCK automatic pallet unwrapping system, said to improve safety, increase consistency and support smoother integration

Tosca and Cabka design recycled plastic pallet for safe, clean reuse in EU

Tosca and Cabka have developed a new circular pallet made from 100% recycled plastic, designed to be safe to use,

Businesses including IKEA, SAP and Lego call on European Commission for ‘ambitious’ Circular Economy Act

Businesses including IKEA, SAP and Lego have written to the European Commission regarding the upcoming EU Circular Economy Act (CEA)

A look at the global extended producer responsibility landscape

‘The EU Commission’s PPWR Guidance leaves the hard questions unanswered’

The European Commission recently published a guidance document that aims to provide clarity around the requirements of the Packaging and

UK Packaging PRO joins EXPRA

The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA), representing 38 national packaging recycling & recovery organizations, has welcomed UK Packaging PRO as

Mono-PP high-barrier clip foil developed by RATTPACK for retort applications

RATTPACK’s murFLEX PP Clip Foil is a recyclable, multilayer high-barrier film made entirely from polypropylene, intended for retort

Sonoco’s paper-based GreenCan applied to Noitmoutier’s sea salt range

The Noirmoutier Sea Salt Cooperative has adopted Sonoco’s paper-based GreenCan for its Agri-Éthique labelled sea salt range,

Industry backs updated legislation supporting competitive EU biomanufacturing

Almost 40 industry organizations have signed a joint position paper calling for policymakers to boost competitiveness, resilience, and employment in

Draft bill exempts compostables and biodegradables from PPWR’s SUP ban

The Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) has presented a draft legislative proposal to exempt biodegradable and compostable