Sustainability

Dutch Government considers lifting single-use plastic packaging surcharge

Apparently, a majority of the Netherlands’ House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal) wants to lift the national surcharge

Danone settles plastics transparency lawsuit with NGO coalition

Amidst a lawsuit alleging its failure to record its plastic consumption, Danone has reached an agreement with ClientEarth, Surfrider Foundation

Cepi says European paper and pulp grew in 2024 but faces ongoing challenges

The European pulp and paper sector saw increases in consumption and production last year, according to Cepi’s preliminary statistics

‘When it comes to sustainability in packaging, not everything is black and white’

Across more than 30 years in the packaging industry working for companies like Nestlé, Mondi and Pepsico, Dr. Thomas Gröner,

Mondi helps the UN fight hunger with fibre-based packs for food supplies

Having extended its partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Mondi plans to drive a transition into fibre-based

Avient unveils oxygen scavenging additive to extend shelf life of PET bottles

Avient Corporation has created an oxygen scavenging additive that claims to extend the shelf life of products packed in PET

Tosca’s ‘wood-look’ reusable crates deliver and display fresh food at Megamark

Megamark has adopted Tosca’s reusable crates to transport, distribute, and display fresh products at point-of-sale, expecting to

Small-format plastic packaging can be recovered from MRFs, research finds

Maybelline New York, L’Oréal Groupe, Kraft Heinz, P&G, and Target have contributed to a Closed Loop Partners

Report: Strategic learnings from the 2024 Sustainable Packaging Summit

Bulk range from Power Adhesives designed for large-scale, low-waste sealing

A new bulk adhesive range from Power Adhesives seeks to unlock low-waste, large-scale and efficient sealing for packaging,

Trump’s aluminium tariff risks pushing Coca-Cola back to plastic bottles

Coca-Cola might sell more of its drinks in plastic bottles if Donald Trump’s tariff on imported aluminium drives

Boots rolls out national blister pack recycling scheme

Following a regional pilot, Boots has rolled out a nationwide scheme to reward customers for recycling their empty blister packs,