Sustainability
News and analysis on sustainable packaging innovations and technologies that are improving recyclability, reducing waste, lowering carbon emissions and more.
SIG and Tagaddod to collect used carton packs from food and household services in a reported ‘first’ for Egypt
SIG and Tagaddod are launching Recycle for Good, a new recycling initiative utilising tech-based solutions to collect and recycle
Finalist Interview: Renewable materials from UPM Biochemicals
You’re a finalist in the Sustainability Awards 2022. Congratulations! To start off, could you summarize your entry UPM Bio,
Nestlé repackages Quality Street and KitKat chocolates in paper and ‘80% recycled’ plastic to improve recyclability
Nestlé’s Quality Street line is set to adopt FSC-certified paper packaging for its twist-wrapped sweets, predicted to
New study from Penn State University aims to adapt pyrolysis for mixed-plastic waste
Scientists at Penn State University claim that a new study has advanced the process of pyrolysis to incorporate hard-to-
Fiji Water redesigns two of its plastic bottles to contain ‘100% rPET’
Fiji Water has reportedly implemented ‘100% rPET’ into its 300mL and 500mL plastic bottles in the United States, taking a
Finalist Interview: ColorSensing’s automatic colour recognition technology
You’re a finalist in the Sustainability Awards 2022. Congratulations! To start off, could you summarise your entry, the ColorSensing
How the law protects your sustainable packaging innovation
Sustainable progress oftentimes compliments a brand’s marketing, but environmentally friendly packaging innovations can be copied by other companies without
INNOTECH completes trial to recycle household packaging waste into polystyrene yoghurt pots
INNOTECH, COEXPAN’s innovation and technology centre, has completed a trial to produce yoghurt pots from polystyrene grade reportedly sourced
ChoosePlanetA’s new cup replaces plastic drinks lid with ‘compostable’ top flap design
ChoosePlanetA has released a new cup claiming to be made entirely from home-compostable paper with an integrated top flap
Stora Enso launches Papira pulp foam packaging into the market
Sustainability Awards finalist Papira, a novel lightweight foam made from pulp fibres by Stora Enso, has been released as a
Should companies think twice about making sustainability claims on their packaging?
Advertising a brand’s sustainability credentials on its packaging is becoming an increasingly common practice. Yet the impact that these
SCS announces polystyrene recycling process aiming for complete circularity
Joint industry initiative Styrenics Circular Solutions claims to have developed a recycling process for foamed (PS) and extruded (XPS) polystyrene