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# The Week in Brief: 8th November-12th November
- URL: https://www.packagingeurope.com/the-week-in-brief-8th-november-12th-november/
- Published: 2021-11-12T15:33:19.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-22T21:10:43.000Z
- Author: Packaging Europe staff writers
- Tags: Sustainability, #layout-s, #type-article, #packaging-europe, #Import 2026-09-08 15:44

**This week, Unilever launched its first-ever convenience store refill trial and we spoke to Chemical Recycling Europe's incoming Secretary General to get an outlook for the sector.**

In case you missed them, our latest Sustainable Packaging Summit discussions took a look at the paper vs plastic debate and sustainability in e-commerce. [Click here](https://visit.circdata.com/sp20/Content?ref=packagingeurope.com) to watch them.

Also, don't forget to catch up on [our latest Wider View feature](https://www.the-wider-view.com/toray?ref=packagingeurope.com), in which Toray puts the case forward for offset Electron Beam (EB) technology as a means for the packaging value chain to reduce its overall carbon footprint.