Sustainability

University team develops ‘shape-shifting’ pasta technology to enhance packaging efficiency

A team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed dried pasta sheets that transform into larger pasta

Amcor initiative to offer seed funding for innovative packaging start-ups

Amcor has today announced the launch of Amcor Lift-Off, an open-call initiative aimed at supporting seed stage start-

Unilever switches ice cream brand to paper tubs and lids

Carte D’Or, part of the Unilever brand Wall’s, will transition its entire range of ice cream from plastic

Sustainability Perspectives: Introducing H.B. Fuller’s Global Sustainability Manager

The fight for raw materials has only just begun

As industries such as construction, manufacturing and fashion start to seek recycled polymer content and biomaterials, thus competing directly with

'It felt exciting and doable': WWF on nations committing to develop a global agreement for plastics

A month ago, nations agreed to begin work on a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution in what was

SYSTEMIQ: European plastics system will need to make use of emerging technologies to meet circularity goals

According to a new report by SYSTEMIQ, the current measures being taken to adapt the European plastics system will not

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation reports on ‘specific and urgent actions’ needed to meet flexible packaging goals

A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation emphasises its position on single-use flexible packaging: elimination first, upstream innovation

The company combining replace, reduce, recycle and reuse in one material

Refour’s RE-4 monomaterial is formed of air, minerals, and around 20-30% polypropylene (PP). According to Refour, the

Creating a framework for the designers of the circular economy

When Joe Iles joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in 2011 as a recent graduate, the framework of the circular economy

Aptar and PureCycle reach ‘testing milestone’ with Ultra-Pure Recycled plastic for hinged closures

AptarGroup, Inc., says it has been able to convert a prototype material containing PureCycle Technologies, Inc.’s Ultra-Pure Recycled

Henkel to introduce renewable feedstock based on BASF’s biomass balance approach

Henkel has announced that around 110,000 tonnes per year of fossil-based feedstock across its Laundry & Home Care