Sustainability

Co-op bans bags-for-life over single-use fears

British retailer Co-op is set to remove plastic “bags for life” from all its 2,600 stores, warning that

New DS Smith initiative seeks to help brands assess circularity of their packs

DS Smith has today launched its Circular Design Metrics – a new set of guidelines that allow customers to rate the

Introducing ‘From Competition to Collaboration’ live series

How – and why – should the industry be thinking in terms of collaboration, not competition, when it comes to meeting sustainability

Sustainable cartons for non-food products

In a new Innovation Spotlight, Elopak announces that it is extending the sustainability advantages of its Pure-Pak® cartons to

Closing the recycling loop: KHS packers now also process shrink film made of 100% recyclate

In this edition of our Innovation Spotlight, manufacturer of filling and packaging systems KHS Group makes an announcement regarding its

Sharpak presents new strawberry punnet with no bubble pad

Sharpak Aylesham has announced the launch of SP Airlite, a range of recyclable strawberry punnets with a protected design that

Plastic packaging and the circular economy

What steps do major plastics producers take to address the circularity challenges of the material? Elisabeth Skoda catches up with

Amcor’s recyclable blister packaging begins trial phase

Amcor is today announcing customer trials for the world’s first recyclable, polyethylene-based thermoform blister packaging. According to Amcor,

Nivea announces sustainability upgrade to face care packaging

From June onwards, the packs for Nivea’s Naturally Good face care product range will be made from SABIC’s

Sustainability Perspectives - discussing polystyrene and circularity with TRINSEO

Naturally done: A deep dive into biobased packaging innovations for 2021

ThePackHub’s latest report tackles packaging innovation trends with a global view.  The recently published Global Packaging Trends Compendium 2021

Resilux to double bottle-to-bottle recycling capacity using Erema technology

Resilux, a leading PET bottle and preform producer, has announced a new technology investment that it says will result in