Sustainability

EU Commission’s new guide helps Member States calculate EPR costs

The European Commission has provided optional guidance to help Member States calculate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) costs under the Single-

TotalEnergies Corbion announces redesigns PLA bags with 30% PIR content

TotalEnergies Corbion has launched redesigned bags for its sugarcane-based Luminy PLA, featuring 30% post-industrial recycled (PIR) content in

China – a new opportunity for sustainable packaging

Off the back of this trip, Packaging Europe also concluded a partnership agreement with NM Packaging Success Platform, which will

McDonald’s Japan ditches paper straws for ‘strawless’ rPET lids – and more

McDonald’s Japan will replace its paper straws with ‘strawless’ rPET lids, transport food in 95% biomass plastic, and pack

Sustainability Perspectives: Fit for future packaging with inks and coatings

UPM wraps sticky notes in transparent, recyclable paper to reduce CO2

UPM Adhesive Materials has teamed up with One.Five to package stationery in transparent paper, intending to bring down CO2

Coca-Cola replaces shrink wrap with DS Smith’s corrugated multipack handle

Coca-Cola HBC Austria, DS Smith, and Krones have jointly developed a recyclable, corrugated handle for soft drink multipacks – a

Filling the data gap – The European Reuse Barometer

A fascinating new tool has been launched to track the progress of resusable packaging solutions across Europe. In this article,

L’Oréal becomes first big brand owner in NEXTLOOPP’s food-grade PP project

L’Oréal has become the first major brand owner to join the NEXTLOOPP Americas consortium, which pursues a closed loop

Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview: Coveris’ release liner recycling process

With the Sustainability Awards only a few weeks away, we hear from Adam Robinson, head of Sustainability for BU Paper

How to make Halloween more sustainable

Square-shaped bottle developed by Sidel for nitrogen-dosed water

Sidel has revealed Nitro Square, a square-shaped, rPET-compatible bottle for still water with liquid nitrogen dosing – apparently reaching