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‘World’s largest’ bag captures and delivers biogas as renewable energy source
Aran has engineered a packaging solution to capture biogas from the fermentation of agricultural waste and deliver renewable energy to households with limited access to traditional energy sources.
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ALPLA’s majority stake in Brazilian HDPE recycler targets South American market
In its efforts to supply recycled packaging on South American markets, ALPLA has acquired a majority stake in Clean Bottle, which reports an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes of rHDPE at its plant in São José dos Pinhais.
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Nylabone reduces annual plastic use with new recyclable design
Nylabone has revealed the updated design for its chew toy packaging, said to cut its annual plastic use by more than 40 tonnes through using recyclable paper materials and eliminating most plastic blister designs.
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Biedronka and Mondi close the cardboard loop in new packaging programme
Biedronka is joining forces with Mondi in a closed-loop programme to supply, collect, and reproduce its corrugated packaging in line with the retailer’s plastic consumption and CO2 emission targets.
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BASF powers all its performance material plants with renewable electricity
As of 1st January 2025, BASF reports that its Performance Materials division has transitioned all its European plants into renewable electricity.
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Industry pursues reuse exemption for pallet wraps and transit straps in PPWR
A document signed by EuPC, IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen, and Elipso questions the impact of the PPWR’s reuse regulations on plastic pallet wrappings and straps for transporting products – arguing that they already contain post-consumer recyclate, are fully recyclable, and cannot yet be replaced by an effective alternative material.
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Sustainability Perspectives: A cross-value chain collaboration for circularity
Tetra Pak, CPR Systems and Lucart have set up a partnership to create a pallet that derives from post consumption processing of materials used in beverage cartons. The resulting Noè pallet has been successfully used by major retailers such as COOP.
Tetra Pak’s Francesca Priora, CPR System’s Melissa Manfredini and COOP’s Chiara Faenza discuss the collaboration and zoom out to the wider topics of material circularity and embedding circular processes in the packaging value chain with Elisabeth Skoda. -
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TOMRA aims for improved accessibility with new RVM for small businesses
TOMRA has introduced TOMRA B7, the first TriSort reverse vending machine (RVM) in its Basic Line, designed to make drink container recycling more accessible and efficient for small businesses and markets new to deposit return schemes (DRSs).
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Fibre-based drinks lid from Seda aspires for less plastic, water and CO2
Seda International has revealed its fibre-based EcoFit Lid for hot and cold beverages, set to save CO2, water, and 400 tons of plastic for every 100 million lids.
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DS Smith replaces EPS with corrugated cardboard in cold chain logistics
DS Smith presented a new fibre-based, temperature-controlled packaging solution at PharmaPack Europe 2025 – highlighting its recyclability, 36-hour cooling period, and customizability via a parametric algorithm.
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Sustainability Perspectives: Innovation in aluminium packaging
What are the benefits of aluminium packaging and how can the carbon footprint of the material be reduced and recyclability be boosted further? Constantia Flexibles’ Matthias Hofinger discusses this and much more with Elisabeth Skoda.
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Trayless pork pie packs launched by Compleat Food Group to cut plastics
The Compleat Food Group has removed plastic trays from its high-volume pork pie packaging; it now expects to reduce its plastic consumption by 110 tonnes and save 430 tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually.
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Data indicates EU supermarket ‘reliance’ on ‘unnecessary’ plastic packaging
DS Smith’s Material Change Index details the use of plastic in food and drink packaging sold at supermarkets across six European countries, revealing the UK as the most reliant on ‘unnecessary’ plastics and 25% of companies falling short of their plastic reduction targets.
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What will be the main sustainable packaging trend in 2025?
At the start of 2025, which evolving packaging trends should we all be keeping an eye on? According to Anna Perlina, sustainable packaging consultant at Integrity Solutions, outsourcing in particular is set to grow in prominence.
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How will Trump’s presidency affect the packaging industry?
On the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration – and a wave of immediate executive orders – Tim Sykes, Packaging Europe’s brand director, weighs up the potential effects on the packaging industry at large, from trade limitations to changes in business and consumer behaviour.
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Lidl to remove all ‘attractive’ packaging designs for children from own brand products
Lidl GB has committed to removing all packaging designs deemed attractive to children from its least healthy own-brand products by mid-2025, aiming to support healthier choices.
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Berry tops its reusable cups with ‘multi-purpose’ polypropylene sip lid
Berry Global has unveiled a recyclable, multi-purpose sip lid for its Reusable Cup range in an additional effort to cut down on single-use plastics while achieving high performance.
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Delfort introduces cold-sealable barrier paper for temperature-sensitive foods
Delfort has announced its new heat and cold-sealable barrier paper designed to protect foods such as ice cream, chocolates and sweets and provide an alternative to traditional materials.
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Sainsbury’s repacks avocados in recyclable paper with bamboo netting
Sainsbury’s plans to save 20.2 million pieces of plastic every year by introducing kerbside recyclable paper packaging with bamboo netting across its own-brand avocado twin packs.
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Sustainability Perspectives: The role of data and AI in the circular economy
In 2019, software company SAP turned its attention to solutions tackling the plastic pollutions in the oceans, which lead to the development of SAP Responsible Design, a tool designed specifically to tackle packaging challenges. Darren West, SAP’s Global Head of Circular Economy Solutions, discusses the advantages and potential of data driven solutions and how they can help with the various challenges the industry faces, from changing regulation to EPR fees and sustainable packaging design with Elisabeth Skoda.