Sustainability
News and analysis on sustainable packaging innovations and technologies that are improving recyclability, reducing waste, lowering carbon emissions and more.
Huhtamaki and Stora Enso launch industrial scale recycling programme for paper cups in Europe
Huhtamaki and Stora Enso have collaborated to launch a new paper cup recycling initiative, The Cup Collective. The programme aims
What’s next for PepsiCo’s sustainability drive under its new Chief Sustainability Officer?
A year after the launch of its PepsiCo Positive (pep+) campaign, PepsiCo continues to push for 100% of its packaging
Circularise leads value chain collaboration on public blockchain for mass balance certification
Circularise has announced a joint project with ISCC, bringing together material suppliers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), brands, and trading companies
Winners of the Sustainability Awards 2022 announced!
Sustainability Awards 2022 The winners of the commercialized innovations & initiatives categories of the Sustainability Awards 2022 – as well as
UNITED CAPS and Mimica partner on cap aiming to increase accessibility and reduce food waste
UNITED CAPS and Mimica have collaborated on a cap which is reportedly an accessible freshness indicator for all types of
Finalist interview: WestRock’s fibre-based mailer solution
WestRock’s fibre-based mailer solution, KD-fold™, is a curbside recyclable replacement for single-use plastic mailer bags. Find
Finalist Interview: Henkel’s ‘carbon-negative’ hot melt adhesive
With only hours to go until the Sustainability Awards 2022, we speak to Henkel about its ‘carbon-negative’ hot melt
Mondi launches Hug&Hold, a new alternative to plastic shrink wrap
Mondi has created a recyclable paper packaging solution to wrap and transport PET beverage bottles, which it says can replace
McKinsey lays out the path to reducing plastic pollution and increasing circularity
McKinsey & Company has released a report laying the groundwork for the global reduction of plastic waste, from emerging economies’
Finalist interview: envoBOX, an e-commerce solution made from discarded agricultural fibres
envoPAP’s envoBOX, which is made from discarded agricultural fibres and offers a carbon footprint saving of 28% compared to
Finalist interview: Eliminating plastic fillers with Smurfit Kappa’s e-commerce paper packaging
Smurfit Kappa has developed a 100% paper-based packaging solution that allows consumer goods company Reckitt to distribute its brands
Renewed calls for priority access to rPET from the European beverage industry
In a statement released today, UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe says that high rPET costs could prevent small to medium-sized