Sustainability

Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and PepsiCo lead city-wide trial of default reusable cups

The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Starbucks, and other big brands are collaborating with Closed Loop Partners to roll out reusable

‘World’s first’ certified biodegradable hot melt adhesive produced by Power Adhesives

Power Adhesives claims to have developed the ‘world’s first’ fully-certified biodegradable, shaped hot melt adhesive with the aim

Hemp-based packaging plant envisioned in PAPACKS and Wandarra partnership

In a strategic partnership, ag-tech solutions firm Wandarra will utilize PAPACKS’ turnkey solution to replace fossil plastic packaging with

HolyGrail 2.0 sets sights on a Europe-wide open intelligent sorting ecosystem

The HolyGrail 2.0 initiative and GS1 are developing an Open Data Architecture for an intelligent sorting ecosystem – having selected

Changing shape of reusable plastic between washes studied with 3D printing

At Loughborough University, Dr. Nicola York has used 3D printing and digital visualization software to examine how heat changes the

Dewatering technique accelerates drying process for cellulose nanofibers

Researchers at The University of Maine aim to streamline the commercial adoption of cellulose nanofibers as a packaging material by

Inside Smurfit Westrock: what will the merger actually look like?

Smurfit Westrock – the now-confirmed merger between Smurfit Kappa and WestRock – has entered the New York and London Stock Exchanges,

CLUBZERØ and Barclays serve ice cream in reusable pots at Wimbledon

At this year’s Wimbledon Championships, CLUBZERØ and Barclays are partnering for a second time to serve ice cream in

Generative AI fast-tracks Digital Product Passport creation from raw data

PicoNext has designed a generative artificial intelligence capability for its Digital Product Passport (DPP) platform, analyzing and summarizing raw product

CERREC strives for consumer trust in paper recyclability claims via certification mark

CERREC claims to be the ‘first and only’ certification mark for recyclable cardboard and paper packaging, and intends to help

Plast Nordic and Norner work towards advanced PET recycling at scale in Nordic region

A partnership between Plast Nordic and Norner aims to use alkaline hydrolysis to recycle 97% of PET waste generated in

The Brief: Our guide to sustainable packaging at events