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ArticleThe Microsoft approach to packaging accessibility
As Senior Creative Director of Packaging Design and Content Development at Microsoft, Marshall has spent decades shaping how one of the world’s most influential brands thinks about packaging: not merely as a container, but as an extension of empathy, understanding, and access.
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ArticleThe problem with Extended Producer Responsibility
More than a decade into Extended Producer Responsibility implementation across Canadian provinces, program costs have ballooned, while recycling rates have flatlined or even declined. Why has this happened, and what lessons can European countries learn as they look to implement their own PPWR-mandated EPR schemes?
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ArticleRethinking the consumer: The rise of solo living
As an industry, we pride ourselves on anticipating consumer needs. We have repeatedly and successfully innovated around safety, light-weighting, and recyclability. But there is one important societal shift that remains underexplored: the rise of solo living. Dr. Igor Popovic, Managing Director Packaging Solutions at Van De Velde Packaging, takes a closer look.
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ArticleWRAP reveals UK Packaging Pact to drive systems, investments and data
WRAP has announced the UK Packaging Pact, a ten-year agreement seeking to avoid virgin materials, boost recyclability and recycled content, upscale reuse and refill, improve traceability, and more.
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ArticleAmcor and Woolworths partner on bread bags made from 30% recycled plastic
Woolworths has stated it expects to save approximately 50,000 kilograms of virgin plastic each year through its new own brand bread bags, manufactured by Amcor and made from 30% recycled plastic.
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ArticleAmcor’s recyclable, lightweight flip-top closure applied to Kotlin ketchup
Kotlin is using Amcor’s lightweight, easy-to-open Sava Flip Top closure to package its ketchup range – targeting material reduction, effective dispensing, and full recyclability.
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PodcastEU policy and its impact on the container glass industry, with Vanessa Chesnot
Europe’s container glass industry is actively working towards the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 – but how is policy supporting this goal? We spoke to Vanessa Chesnot, Head of Public Affairs and Product Policy at FEVE, to explore this question ahead of the dedicated session on Metals & Glass at the 2025 Sustainable Packaging Summit.
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ArticleReusable packaging industry rallies behind unified reuse symbol in Europe
Reusable Packaging Europe and the New European Reuse Alliance have led a joint industry statement calling for the European Union to introduce a ‘clear and enforceable’ symbol for consumer-facing reusable packaging, yet allow exemptions for individual assets in B2B operations.
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ArticleBorealis’ compounding line for recyclate-based polyolefins opens its doors
Borealis has revealed that its new, Beringen-based compounding line for recyclate-based polyolefins is now fully operational, allowing customers to co-develop and test the use of recycled plastics in their operations.
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ArticleLoop reuse platform reaches commercial scale in France
Following pilots in markets including the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Japan, TerraCycle’s reuse platform Loop has reached industrial scale in collaboration with Carrefour and a coalition of brands and retailers in France, with more than 370 products available across 345 supermarkets nationwide.
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ArticleCarlsberg Britvic and DS Smith target reduced CO2 emissions with fibre-based ‘Bag in Box’ packaging
Carlsberg Britvic has partnered with DS Smith to develop its new OTOR8 ‘Bag-in- Box’ design, said to cut over 50 tonnes of carbon emissions and aiming to improve the efficiency of its supply chain strategy.
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ArticleFiberdom and Kiefel team up to expand fibre-based, dry-formed packaging
In a new partnership, Fiberdom will combine its fibre-based Duranova material with Kiefel’s advanced dry fibre forming technology – aiming to unlock new, recyclable, home-compostable packaging formats.
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ArticleGreat Earth shifts to paper caps for all supplement bottles
Following a successful pilot of fibre-based closures in collaboration with Blue Ocean Closures, Scandinavian company Great Earth has announced it will be implementing paper caps for all its supplement products.
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ArticleCoveris and TIPA partner on home compostable labels for fresh produce
Coveris and TIPA Compostable Packaging have entered an exclusive agreement to manufacture and market compostable labels for fresh produce in the UK, in response to increasing market demand and tightening regulatory requirements for the compostability of produce stickers.
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ArticleIndustry voices condemn levy increase for unrecycled plastic packaging
European Plastics Converters (EuPC), Plastics Europe, and Petcore Europe urge the European Commission to maintain its €0.80/kg levy for non-recycled plastic packaging and earmark the proceeds to fund a circular economy for the plastics sector.
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ArticleOxBarrier licenses compostable single-serve capsule technology internationally
OxBarrier has launched an international technology licensing programme for its patented compostable single-serve capsule technology, intending to overcome the environmental impacts of conventional capsules without sacrificing performance.
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ArticleMondi and Ekornes swap plastic for paper with new mattress pack
Mondi is partnering with Ekornes, a leading Norweigan furniture producer, to introduce a paper-based packaging solution for wrapping high-end mattresses, replacing the previous plastic solution.
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ArticleBASF unveils water permeable thermoplastic polyamide for sausage casing
BASF has launched Ultramid H33 L, said to be the ‘world’s first’ thermoplastic polyamide with a high water permeability, designed for artificial casings in which sausages can be smoked and dried.
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ArticlePepsiCo boosts recycled content by 15% and cuts 5% of virgin plastic in 2024
In its 2024 ESG Summary, PepsiCo reports a 15% increase in recycled plastic across its primary packaging in key markets between 2023 and 2024, as well as a 5% reduction in virgin plastic tonnage.
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ArticlePatented PET closure from Nviro1 aspires for mono-material pack recycling
Nviro1’s new, patented PET closure is designed to be recycled with the bottle or jar it is attached to – negating the need to separate components – and to reduce microplastic shedding.