Sustainability

Turning emotion into action – the key to sustainable packaging in 2026?

As 2025 draws to a close, how are you feeling about your packaging strategy – and can we turn it into

Coveris’ recyclable paper block bottom bags adopted for Pladis confectionery

Coveris is helping Pladis Global pack its confectionery in pre-made block bottom bags made from fully recyclable paper – replacing

Jung uses One.Five’s recyclable barrier paper to package confectionery

Jung plans to package confectionery in One.Five’s paper-based barrier material – a move set to replace hard-to-

Fibre-based, home-compostable soy sauce fish revealed by Heliograf

Heliograf will launch the ‘world’s first’ home-compostable soy sauce fish, made from plant pulp and designed to comply

Cove Packaging’s fibre-based bottle set to slice up to 70% of emissions

Cove Packaging has launched its PB1 fibre-based bottles, said to demonstrate at least 84% success in paper waste sorting

How does the Environmental Omnibus simplify EU sustainability regulation?

Simplification measures introduced under the European Commission’s Environmental Omnibus include proposed exemptions from the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’

Sustainability Perspectives: Innovation in mono materials and bio polymers in flexibles

Amcor incorporates up to 100% PCR into winter-compatible de-icing salt packs

Amcor upfronts its range of rigid and flexible packaging solutions for de-icing salt, designed for easy pouring and storage,

Flocking technology unlocks ‘velvet-soft’ wood-based foam from Stora Enso

Stora Enso now offers its wood-based foam, Papira, in a 3D structure with a ‘velvet-soft’ flocked surface – utilizing

Multiple fibre-based packaging types produced in parallel on automated line

PAPACKS, ICE Industrial Services, and Inmaco Solutions have unveiled PAPACKS Model S10: a patented production system designed to manufacture fibre-

Mechanically recycled polymer portfolio unveiled by Borealis and Borouge

Borealis and Borouge have revealed a global portfolio of mechanically recycled, post-industrial and consumer recyclates and compounds, expected to

Commission asked to prioritize EU-made recyclate in recycled plastic goals

Plastics Recyclers Europe, the European Waste Management Association (FEAD), and Recycling Europe have signed a joint letter urging the European