Sustainability

Report: Strategic learnings from the Sustainable Packaging Summit 2023

Unilever reveals 35% PCR PET bottle for fast-acting laundry detergent

Unilever is distributing its Wonder Wash laundry detergent – designed to provide a thorough wash on a 15-minute cycle – in

Reusable and returnable Uber Eats packaging expands across America

Uber Eats and DeliverZero seek to tackle carbon emissions and packaging waste by offering takeaway food in reusable, returnable packaging,

Saveggy secures €1.76 million to preserve cucumbers with plant-based coatings

Saveggy has received €1.76 million in investments from Unconventional Ventures, LRF Ventures, Almi Invest GreenTech, and industry angels for

Trinseo introduces flame-retardant plastic grades without PFAS additives

Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, has announced its new flame-retardant resins, manufactured without the use of per-and

GHG emissions lower in plastics than alternative materials, study claims

Research from the University of Sheffield has suggested that replacing plastics with alternative materials is ‘likely’ to increase greenhouse gas

Polytag and DDRS Alliance unite to drive Digital DRS as UK scheme delayed

Polytag and the not-for-profit company DDRS Alliance have joined forces to develop and adopt a Digital DRS, or

What can we learn from ‘Materials & Sustainability: Building A Circular Future’?

Julia L Freer Goldstein and Paul Foulkes-Arellano have granted Packaging Europe early access to their new book, Materials &

Irish DRS said to collect over two million bottles and cans in its first month

Over two million drinks containers have been returned in the first month since Ireland introduced its national deposit return scheme,

Amazon boxes removed from one in two European deliveries

One in two of Amazon’s European shipments are delivered without box packaging through its reduction programme, the company reports,

Cepi welcomes carbon removal vote but calls for renewable carbon definition

The EU Parliament has approved the European Union’s carbon removal certification framework, but Cepi is calling for a definition

Consumers back worldwide single-use plastics ban in new survey

According to a new Ipsos survey commissioned by WWF and the Plastic Free Foundation, an average of 85% of respondents