Sustainability

Nestlé Waters and Biffa strike rPET deal

Biffa will be supporting Nestlé Waters UK to achieve its commitment of making every Buxton bottle from 100% recycled plastic

Monadnock unveils new board material made from hemp and waste fibre

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the United States, has announced the expansion of its

Borealis and Menshen launch new packaging closures made of PCR resin

Borealis has collaborated with Menshen, a producer of plastic closures and packaging systems, on a series of ten packaging closures

Startup develops food packaging material from sugarcane waste

W-Cycle, an Israeli food-tech startup, has developed SupraPulp, a plastic-free packaging material made of sugarcane waste that

Loop Industries and Suez announce plans to build facility for "infinitely recyclable" plastics

Plastics technology expert Loop Industries and environmental services provider SUEZ, have announced plans to build the first Infinite Loop™ recycling

Finalist interviews: Smart Coloring's plastics decolouration process

In the next of our interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2020 finalists, we talk with Smart Coloring, whose COLOR-IN

New poll urges governments to make manufacturers pay for recycling

According to a recent poll commissioned by recycling company Viridor, manufacturers should bear the cost of recycling waste, rather than

Podcast: The brand owner’s packaging perspective - PepsiCo

Danimer Scientific and PSI to create bio-based, home compostable film packaging

Danimer Scientific, a developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, and Plastic Suppliers, Inc. (PSI), a global manufacturer of biopolymer EarthFirst

Ribena and Transcend join forces on recyclable, biodegradable on-pack U-bend straw

British manufacturer Transcend Packaging has unveiled a recyclable and biodegradable U-bend paper straw that is set to be featured

How far can paper replace plastics?

Barrier properties in paper packaging have come on significantly in recent years – so much so that some would argue they

Borealis unveils new polyolefin range made from waste streams

Borealis recently announced the launch of the Bornewables, a new portfolio of circular polyolefin products produced with renewable feedstock derived