‘Eco-friendly’ and ‘sustainable’ have both become climate change buzzwords in recent years, increasingly used by brands in campaigns to promote their climate-saving credentials, The main issue with this is that many of these brands are...

Upcycling polyethylene (the normal ubiquitous plastic we are all familiar with) into high-value plastics that can compete with “virgin” plastic (meaning plastics made directly from petro-chemicals) is a fiendish problem to solve. The fact that...

CEFLEX recently launched plans for a next-generation recycling plant that it hopes will be complete by the end of 2023. This marks the creation of the first commercial waste processing site based around its Quality...

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) and Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) created a Workgroup to create the draft Model Legislation for minimum post-consumer recycled plastic content in trash and carry-out bags and food, beverage,...

LyondellBasell announced its investment in a Circular Plastics Fund led by global venture fund Infinity Recycling. This investment expands the company’s venture capital activities to help eliminate plastic waste in the environment and advance the...

This laser slitter will allow the British company to explore new market opportunities by commercialising innovative and sustainable packaging formats. The innovative technology of Comexi, a global supplier of solutions for the flexible packaging printing...

An Atlanta company is making the world a cleaner place with new technology. Nexus Circular in southwest Atlanta has converted millions of pounds of landfill-bound plastics back into oil and wax to be used for...

Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has been recognized as a Supplier Engagement Leader in the 2021 Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) conducted by CDP, an international non-profit organization...

BW Flexible Systems, a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, has reduced carbon emissions at its Italian facilities by 92% via a partnership with E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks. As of January 1,...

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, and Henkel are helping consumers to wash dishes more sustainably by creating a completely new reuse packaging concept. The two companies worked together on a packaging solution...

UK headquartered sustainable flexible packaging business, Eco Flexibles, has shared perspective on the growing importance of ‘green’ statements in FMCG retail strategy. Eco Flexibles, which partners with brands, packers and retailers to develop high-performance lightweight...

Innovia Films latest development is Propacast™ KF a clear cast polypropylene film that has been specifically designed as a lamination solution for HFFS, VFFS and lidding applications. Stephen Langstaff, Business Development Manager, Packaging at Innovia...

Almost 200 environmental and community groups demanded that the Biden administration stop purchasing plastic bags and other single-use plastics products, in a formal petition filed. Because the U.S. government is the single largest consumer of...

Progressive reduction of fossil fuel-based plastics is crucial to tackling climate change, the EU's top environmental official said, ahead of a United Nations meeting to launch talks on a world-first treaty to combat plastic pollution....

Flexible packaging developer Eco Flexibles has predicted that the packaging market will shift in 2022 as data takes a more central role in sustainability strategies. Eco Flexibles, which helps brands reduce their carbon footprint with...

Award-winning Liquipure® ultra mono-material flexible packaging will now be available to customers across the globe. Successfully introduced in the U.S. last year, this game-changing bag-in-box solution will now also be produced at Liquibox bag manufacturing...

Honeywell and Avangard Innovative will form a joint venture to build an advanced recycling plant in Texas to turn end-of-life plastic waste into recycled polymer feedstock to make new plastics. The companies announced their plans...

As more and more consumers become environmentally conscious, it’s vital for businesses to embrace sustainability in their packaging. In fact, this should be a priority among businesses across all niches, as statistics show that more...

Aligned on the growing importance of environmentally responsible products in the baby and toddler market, Smart Plastic Technologies and Munchkin, Inc. announced today that they have signed an exclusive joint development agreement to create baby...

The U.S. Plastics Pact says polystyrene and PVC packaging, opaque PET and other materials should be phased out in coming years. A recycling facility operator called the potential elimination of PVC and PS packaging “two...

PepsiCo Europe has announced a new ambition to replace all virgin plastics used in its crisp and chip bags with 100 per cent recycled or renewable plastic by 2030. The company said it will trial...

We’re completely rethinking the role of plastic in our business. And this is one of the questions we’re asked most frequently. Here’s our response. We’re making good progress towards our ambitious target of ensuring that...

Lightweight soft packaging such as crisp packets or wrapping for chocolate bars is giving headaches to European recyclers who currently have little incentive to buy the collected material. The European Commission will seek to address...

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), an authority in sustainable printing certifications, has announced that Bobst is now a gold patron. Bobst is driving to achieve a circular economy in flexible packaging, and its partnership...

Printpack has partnered with TIPA Compostable Packaging and tech-pioneer Digimarc Corporation on a successful proof-of-principal of new sortation technology for compostable packaging. The trio has developed the first digital watermark for compostable packaging which acts...

What is the value of compostable packaging? Why do we need it as part of a suite of solutions that improve the sustainability of packaging? Compostable packaging has value when it lets us capture and...

S-One Labels & Packaging announced that three of its ReEarth films have been certified for commercial compostability by the independent labs at the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI). Third-party certification from BPI verifies that packaging materials...

In a world of disposable everything, single-use plastics continue to reign supreme. Every year, Americans generate about 42 million tons of it. And yet only 9% of that gets recycled, in part because the recycling...