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ArticleWhat do MEPs have to say about the PPWR’s administrative burden for SMEs?
On Wednesday, Members of the European Parliament debated the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s impacts on small businesses selling across EU borders. We take a closer look at the conversations held and what they mean for EU legislation going forward.
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ArticleHow do we bring biobased packaging materials to commercial scale?
Where will the next generation of sustainable packaging materials come from, and how will they reach commercial scale? Ward Heij, business development manager at Colesco Circular & Climate Credit Impact Fund, discusses the opportunities and challenges for biobased materials, the role of renewable carbon, and how packaging companies should assess their viability.
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ArticleNon-EU companies selling in Europe held to new e-commerce and customs rules
The European Parliament has approved a major reform of the EU Customs Code that treats non-EU businesses selling to EU consumers as responsible importers, also establishing a new handling fee and customs authority.
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ArticleSri Lankan universities receive €110,000 to research single-use plastics in food sector
The European Union funded Circular project has announced three research grants totalling €110,000 to support university-led studies in Sri Lanka on the use, flow and impacts of single-use plastics (SUPs) in the country’s food sector.
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ArticleAvantium and Klöckner Pentaplast to explore plant-based polymer use in food packaging
Avantium has signed a capacity reservation agreement with Klöckner Pentaplast (kp films) to explore the use of its plant-based polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate), Releaf, in thermoformed food packaging applications, including food trays and other packaging designed to protect fresh and prepared foods.
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ArticleInside the single-use cup investigation that put McDonald’s in hot water
The Fair Resource Foundation filed an enforcement request against McDonald’s Netherlands for breaking Dutch law and serving single-use cups to dine on-site. It resulted in a penalty notice.
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ArticleUnilever, P&G, Nestlé and more join recyclable, flexible paper consortium
Unilever, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and Mars are founding members of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new PaperFlex Consortium, which aims to drive innovation in recyclable and biodegradable paper-based flexible packaging.
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ArticleIMFA’s European Regulation Tracker to help moulded fibre comply with EU rules
The International Molded Fiber Association has launched a European Regulation Tracker to help its members understand and adjust to policy changes that could affect their access to the European market, all through a single platform.
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ArticleLocal associations support dropping mandatory plastic bottle deposit in France
France Urbaine, l’Association des Maires de France, Intercommunalités de France and the Cercle National du Recyclage praise the decision to scrap a mandatory deposit return system for plastic bottles in France, instead supporting such measures as extended producer responsibility and more funding for waste management services.
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ArticleGerman Federal Government backs registration exemptions for EU SMEs
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment has developed an amendment proposal to relieve the burden on small retailers shipping goods to EU countries under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
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ArticleFrance drops mandatory bottle deposit system in favour of voluntary schemes
France has decided against a mandatory deposit system for plastic bottles and recommends that towns and cities set up voluntary schemes, Reuters reports.
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ArticleNew Zealand government to launch nationwide farm plastics recycling scheme
The New Zealand government has announced plans for a nationwide Rural Recycling Scheme for farm plastics starting in March next year, due to expand recycling and recovery of agrichemical containers, bale wrap and silage sheet with a new take-back system.
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Sponsored ContentH.B. Fuller expands Gel-Tac™ microsphere technology production in Europe
In the latest edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, we speak with H.B. Fuller’s Europe business manager Timo Gratilow and senior application specialist Jeff Burrington about the localization of Gel-Tac™ microsphere adhesive production at the company’s Pianezze facility, and their perspectives on the opportunities shaping the future of microsphere adhesive technology.
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ArticleMcDonald’s receives penalty notice for serving single-use cups on-site
McDonald’s Netherlands has received a penalty notice and must stop serving disposable cups for on-site dining after the Fair Resource Foundation filed an enforcement request with the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate.
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ArticleElopak on the rise of paper-based packaging in home and personal care
Home and personal care brands are starting to embrace paper-based packaging in response to regulatory developments and consumer demand. In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Dirk Endlich, Vice President P2C Division at Elopak, provides deeper insight into this shift – and makes the case for Elopak’s D-PAK™ carton as an effective solution.
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Sponsored ContentThe growing role of advisory services in packaging manufacturing
According to Husky Technologies, end-to-end advisory services can help balance sustainability requirements, production capacity, and competitiveness at the business level. Sean Golzarian and Gianfranco Niso – director of Advisory Services and Business Manager of Factory Planning & Project Management, respectively – tell us more in this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series.
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ArticleMEP implores EU to simplify international sales for online SMEs under PPWR
MEP Regina Doherty has written to EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall requesting ‘urgent action, simpler rules and proper protections’ for European SMEs selling online, warning that international sales are becoming unaffordable under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
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ArticlePPWR compliance: are we stopping too early?
If PPWR forces us to rethink packaging anyway, why stop at compliance? Peter Stael, owner and partner at Across-Consult, explores the possibilities of going beyond the legal minimum and giving every pack its own traceable identity.
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ArticleExchange for Change reveals intended producer fees for UK DRS
The Exchange for Change organisation delivering the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has announced the intended producer fees for the scheme, due to launch in October 2027.
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ArticleNestlé divests health portfolio to Yellow Wood Partners for $1 billion
Nestlé has agreed to divest its Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements business – including packaging operations for its private-label products – to Yellow Wood Partners for $1.0 billion.