Sustainability

How will the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation affect the UK?

Matthew Kay, Glass Packaging Policy Lead at British Glass, highlights what the UK glass manufacturing industry is expecting from the

Open letter urges on-site single-use packaging ban and airtight reuse quotas in PPWR

In an open letter to the European Parliament, Vytal, Interzero, Bumerang, and other players in the reuse industry call for

Plastpom derives ‘compostable’, ‘biodegradable’ packaging material from potato starch

Plastpom has worked with the Gdańsk University of Technology and other scientific centres to design a compostable and biodegradable material

TOMRA begins market testing for reverse vending machine designed for accessibility

TOMRA’s new R2 reverse vending machine for drinks container recycling, designed for inclusivity and accessibility, has begun in-store

Report: How are the top brands progressing on packaging sustainability?

Landbell Group to supply hard-to-recycle PET trays for Carbios’ biorecycling plant

Carbios and Landbell Group have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding for the sourcing, preparation, and recycling of post-

Jimmy’s Iced Coffee takes on ‘zero tree’ cartons after successful trial

Jimmy’s Iced Coffee has completed trials using RAW Packaging’s ‘zero tree’ concept, in which crop waste is converted

Ranpak to launch data driven solutions for End-of-Line packaging

Ranpak has implemented three new digital tools to enhance its Cut’it! EVO automated in-line packaging machine – aiming to

Paxiom machinery weighs, fills, and vacuum packs peanuts for delivery

Paxiom has installed a new turnkey bulk nut vacuum packaging system to weigh, fill, and vacuum pack peanuts into 20-

How can labels and the printed decorative packaging industry meet the PPWD’s ambitions?

As Europe goes about introducing new packaging and packaging waste rules, where do label and printed decorative packaging manufacturers’ responsibilities

Algae-based polymer packaging revealed by Somater and Eranova

Somater and Eranova have worked together to produce biobased packaging derived from green algae in hopes of replacing fossil-based

The Brief: Getting to grips with seaweed in packaging

In a rush? Click here to read a short summary of this story Seaweed-based packaging is emerging as a