The Alliance to End Plastic Waste published The Quest for Quality: Scaling Advanced Mechanical Recycling to Meet Recycled Content Targets for Flexibles, which provides a comprehensive technical and economic assessment of a 50,000-tonne-per-year advanced mechanical...

The Recycling Partnership released the first installment of its 2026 State of Recycling Report, the nation’s leading resource for residential recycling data. Moving away from a traditional single-volume release, The Partnership plans to deliver timely,...

Consumers expect fresh produce to look appealing, stay crisp and flavorful longer, and maintain its quality from the farmer’s field to the consumer’s refrigerator. Today’s consumers are seeking healthier lifestyles and enhanced nutrition, which is...

Stahl, a global provider of specialty coatings for flexible materials, has received the platinum rating by EcoVadis for its sustainability performance. This marks the fifth consecutive year that the company has achieved the highest possible...

The Flexible Plastic Fund (FPF) has launched its next major initiative, FlexCircular which aims to further accelerate the UK’s transition to a circular economy for flexible plastic packaging. Building on the momentum of the award-winning...

EU member states must secure an extra 440,000 tonnes of post-consumer recyclate from flexible polyolefins each year to satisfy the recycled content mandates of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations, according to a fresh analysis...

As manufacturers across the United States face growing pressure to modernize operations, reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency, Ship & Shore Environmental (S&SE) is helping industrial facilities identify and access available incentive opportunities tied to...

Billions of small-format plastics — from prescription pill bottles to condiment packets — slip through recycling systems annually, destined for landfills simply because traditional equipment cannot capture them. Now, as California prepares to implement landmark...

The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) announced the appointment of Crystal Bayliss as Executive Director, following her service as Interim Executive Director. Bayliss has been a longstanding leader within USPP and has played an important role...

Flint Group Packaging Solutions has been presented with a gold award in the Technical Innovation (Supplier) category at the 2026 Flexographic Industry Association (FIA UK) Awards for its TerraCode Bio range of bio-renewable ink solutions....

The Recycling Partnership announced a Recycling Participation Fund, backed by Arconic, Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation, Niagara Cares, Procter & Gamble, and Primo Brands, to remove everyday barriers preventing people from participating in recycling and...

Certified-Circular Content packaging is a key component of APC's sustainability offerings, available across all six APC Centers of Excellence which each achieved ISCC PLUS certification. Through access to Certified-Circular Content resins and films produced via...

ExxonMobil Signature Polymers, partnered with Optima and Hudson-Sharp on an ultra-thin hygiene compression packaging film with sustainability benefits and strong performance. Hygiene compression packaging converters are facing the challenge of developing films that deliver on...

What matters to Gen Z when it comes to sustainable packaging? These insights are drawn from an exclusive survey conducted by Packaging Digest that explored the attitudes, preferences, and expectations of the younger generation toward...

Americans generate 47 million tons of recyclable material every year and recover just 10 million tons of it. The rest disappears into a system that loses material at every stage — the home, the sorting...

American Packaging Corporation (APC) continues to expand its sustainable packaging offerings with Design for Recycle (or Circular) solutions that help brands meet evolving sustainability goals without sacrificing performance or shelf appeal. APC’s portfolio includes both...

Film and flexible packaging recycling faces compounding infrastructure, market and policy barriers. The dynamics driving and stalling film and flexibles recovery were the subject of a Northeast Recycling Council webinar. Industry stakeholders from the Flexible...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the National Association of Plastics Industries in Mexico (ANIPAC) signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen plastics recyclability, promote international design for recycling guidelines, and support the development of...

Ship & Shore Environmental announced increasing demand for industrial emissions control and environmental engineering solutions as manufacturers navigate growing sustainability, battery recycling, sustainable materials production, and operational compliance challenges. As industries expand battery manufacturing and...

Flexible packaging now accounts for roughly half of all plastic packaging globally, driven by growth in e-commerce, convenience foods, and lightweight packaging formats. Yet despite its functional and environmental advantages, flexible film remains one of...

The European Commission’s recent publication of the first list of notified novel technologies, each assigned a Novel Technology Number (NTN), marks a regulatory turning point and a shift toward recognizing innovation at scale. Certainly, it...

When it comes to sustainability claims on packaging, Gen Z is split. Packaging Digest’s exclusive survey reveals that while some trust brands’ claims, others remain skeptical. This divide offers a fascinating glimpse into how this...

On behalf of a broad coalition of manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, recyclers, and innovators, we urge the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prioritize a timely update to the “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims”...

As consumer expectations and EU regulatory demands continue to evolve, brands are accelerating the shift toward sustainable packaging solutions that combine strong product protection with measurable progress towards circularity. Dreco, in collaboration with Mondi, redesigned...

The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) released a new resource outlining how well-designed policies can accelerate composting infrastructure, support compostable packaging systems, and divert food waste and food-contaminated materials from landfills. Enabling Composting at Scale highlights...

Sustainable packaging has become a major business priority across the global packaging industry. Brands, retailers, and manufacturers are under pressure to reduce plastic waste, lower carbon emissions, and meet growing consumer demand for eco-friendly packaging....

The Flexible Packaging Association is pleased to provide some resources on flexible packaging manufacturer and recycling to assist the Department in drafting proposed statewide recycling collection lists. Before we provide resources, we wanted to comment...

Mondi, a global packaging and paper manufacturer, has once again been recognised with a strong performance in EcoVadis’ sustainability ratings, achieving a Gold rating and placing within the top 5% of all companies rated by...