All Circular Economy articles
-
ArticleWhat mountain roads reveal about leadership, fear, and designing the future
To celebrate the company’s tenth anniversary, Searious Business founder Willemijn Peeters urges packaging businesses to ‘accelerate with purpose’ and tackle industrial, legislative, and financial roadblocks in pursuit of circularity at scale – and encourages industry leaders to join its Worst-Ever Packaging Challenge.
-
ArticleIndustry backs ‘Made in Europe’ rule for recycled plastic content targets
In a joint letter, Plastics Recyclers Europe, Reloop, Recycling Europe, and the European Waste Management Association (FEAD) call for a ‘Made in Europe’ requirement to be applied to recycled plastic content targets – a move expected to create local demand and support the EU’s recycling sector.
-
Article‘World’s largest’ liquefied plastic waste facility commissioned by Neste
Neste has successfully commissioned a new upgrading facility for liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland – expecting to reach an annual capacity of up to 150,000 tons of feedstock for the plastics and chemical industries.
-
ArticlePilot creates cracker-grade feedstock from plastic-based pyrolysis oil
Clariant, Borealis, and SINTEF have completed a pilot-scale project to upgrade pyrolysis oil from plastic waste into cracker-grade feedstock, said to be suitable for virgin polyolefin production.
-
ArticleReplace flexible plastics with paper, suggests Ellen MacArthur Foundation
A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation recommends paper as an alternative to flexible plastic packaging, setting out criteria to avoid impacts like forest degradation and water depletion during the transition.
-
ArticleAustralia’s vision of a circular economy for packaging
The Australian Government’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is working to revise the national packaging regulation, with plans to revisit its kerbside recyclability grading framework this year.
-
ArticleWhy the PPWR can be Europe’s circularity moment
One year on from the adoption of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, and with roughly six months to go until the next phase of implementation begins, ambition has turned into action. Bilyana Ignatova, VP of Public Affairs and Head of EU Policy at TOMRA, takes a closer look at the past, present and future of the PPWR.
-
ArticleThe ultimate guide to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in 2026
One year after the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s entry into force, where does our industry stand? Read on for a recap of the most significant developments over the last twelve months, from official updates to industry-wide action.
-
ArticleEU-funded research project converts biogenic CO2 into bioplastics
The EU-funded UNICO2RN project is using biogenic CO2 as feedstock to produce biodegradable plastics, aiming to help European industries replace fossil-based materials and reduce their carbon emissions.
-
ArticleKeurig’s K-Cup pods named as recyclable under Ontario’s Blue Box programme
Keurig Dr Pepper Canada and Circular Materials are encouraging consumers to recycle their plastic K-Cup pods at home via Ontario’s Blue Box Program.
-
ArticleMaking the business case for a circular plastics industry
How far has the packaging industry come in terms of key metrics such as virgin plastic reduction, recyclability and meeting reuse targets? In this report, we examine the annual Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment Progress Report, which tracks industry-wide progress in these areas.
-
ArticleHow do we fix a ‘breaking’ and ‘import-dependent’ European industry?
What is the current outlook for Europe’s manufacturing sectors – and what must be done to support them? In the aftermath of the European Industry Summit in Antwerp, we consult multiple industry players for their perspectives on promoting EU-made resources, lowering carbon and energy costs, establishing a circular economy, and more.
-
ArticleDebunking common recycling myths
As Germany transposes the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation into national law, the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Central Agency Packaging Register (ZSVR) have cleared up common misconceptions about plastic recycling rates, glass waste collection, and more.
-
ArticleSaica Group recycles its own paper into repulpable adhesive tape
Saica Group has unveiled an adhesive tape made entirely from its own recycled paper, aspiring for a fully repulpable product and a circular system.
-
ArticleSeparate collection, PCR targets, and EPR to unlock flexible plastic recycling
A new report from the Alliance to End Plastic Waste names separate waste collection, post-consumer recyclate targets, and extended producer responsibility among the essential factors to improve recyclability for flexible plastics.
-
ArticleSykell’s reuse system for takeaway food now accepts prefilled packaging
Sykell has expanded its Einfach Mehrweg reuse system for takeaway containers to include prefilled packaging, hoping to scale up reuse operations for pre-packaged food.
-
ArticleTaking stock as Global Plastics Treaty negotiations begin at INC-5.3
Negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty continue in Geneva, but where do we currently stand – and where do negotiators hope to go? We take a bird’s eye view of the International Negotiating Committee saga so far, and hear from a number of voices commenting live from the conference centre.
-
ArticleUnilever, L’Oréal and P&G join reuse project rolling out across Ottawa
Unilever, Procter & Gamble, and L’Oréal are among the participants in The Reuse City Canada Project, a city-scale reuse initiative run across Ottawa by Reposit and the Consumer Goods Forum’s Plastic Waste Coalition.
-
ArticleWhy ‘non-recyclable’ is no longer an option
The global pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging sector has reached a pivotal juncture. Blister packs, bottles, tubes, pouches, and other primary and secondary packaging are critical for sterility, dose precision, and patient safety, but their end-of-life profile remains largely linear: produce–use–dispose. In this article Professor Edward Kosior, Sustainability Awards winner and Founder/CEO at Nextek Ltd, plots a path forward.
-
ArticleNorway’s ‘first’ recycling facility for EPS waste opens its doors
BEWI has opened a recycling facility for expanded polystyrene in Norway, anticipating an annual recycling capacity of up to 3,500 tonnes.