All Regulation & Compliance articles
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ArticleCoalition fights for EU’s plastics recycling industry amidst ‘collapse’ fears
P&G, Searious Business, Maastricht University, and TOMRA are among the current signatories of a campaign urging the EU to address the ‘broken economics’ of the plastics recycling industry, including high recyclate costs and recycling plant closures.
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ArticleFlexible Plastic Fund reports on flexible plastic collection and recycling in the UK
The Flexible Plastic Fund (FPF) has launched its FlexCollect report, consolidating over three years of learnings from the FPF FlexCollect trials which took place across 10 pilot local authorities and 160,000 households in the UK.
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ArticleEver since the Covid boom years, demand for paper packaging has slumped – why?
We’re over halfway through 2025, and this was supposed to be the bounce-back year for the paper packaging sector, which saw a drop in demand post-COVID. But this hasn’t been the case. Neil Osment, managing director of packaging market research company NOA, explores why.
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ArticleFirst pyrolysis oil recycled from mixed waste at Plastic Energy’s Dutch plant
At its Geleen facility, Plastic Energy has converted hard-to-recycle post-consumer plastic waste into pyrolysis oil for the production of food-contact packaging, medical plastics, and more.
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ArticlePlastics Recyclers Europe reports increased plastic recycling facility closures
Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has warned that the European plastic recycling industry is ‘facing imminent collapse’, stating that a surge in low-priced imports of recycled plastics, the consequent decrease in the demand for EU-made recyclates, mounting economic pressures and ‘excessive red tape’ are driving an increasing number of EU recyclers out of business.
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ArticleExxonMobil and XL Recycling collaborate on stretch and shrink hood films
ExxonMobil Signature Polymers has partnered with XL Recycling to develop high-performance stretch and shrink hood films containing post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, in response to growing consumer demand and evolving regulations including the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which requires 35% PCR in industrial packaging by 2030.
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ArticleEU Commission fears for internal market as UAE oil company acquires Covestro
The European Commission is investigating Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s acquisition of Covestro amid concerns that foreign subsidies from the UAE could distort the EU’s internal market.
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ArticleHow industry players feel as Global Plastics Treaty negotiations stall again
Various organizations, coalitions, NGOs and brands are disappointed that INC-5.2 ended without a concrete Global Plastics Treaty, but express their optimism that negotiators are starting to align on the core tenets of an effective text.
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ArticleThe PPWR countdown is on. Are you ready?
With less than twelve months until the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) takes effect – requiring all to be compliant or face large fees – organisations must act fast to future-proof their packaging portfolio and examine how emerging technologies can help. Anu Solanki, sustainability expert at PA Consulting, and Ryan McGinley, packaging design expert at PA Consulting, tell us more about how companies across the value chain can get it right.
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ArticleINC-5.2 was a failure – what happens next?
1257 days after governments first agreed to develop an international legally binding treaty on plastic pollution, the world is still waiting.
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Article(Hypothetical) apocalyptic (eschatological) trends in European AI sustainable packaging design: the next 20 years
Prof. Christo Kaftandjiev, university professor and Ph.D. of packaging design, AI and digital marketing communications and marketing semiotics, outlines his expectations for sustainable European AI packaging design over the next 20 years.
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ArticleToyo Ink Europe introduces low migration UV Flexo ink
Toyo Ink Europe has revealed its Steraflex GIO flexographic printing ink, said to offer ‘superb’ print and press performance on most label substrates, sleeves and other applications where migration is a key priority.
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ArticleHandle with care: unboxing the PPWR - opportunities and threats for the food industry
In this article Michael Nieuwesteeg, Helen Crowe and Serra Anker from NVC take a look at the upcoming legal requirements, standards and legislation for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and examine the opportunities and threats for the food industry.
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ArticleThe packaging blind spot that could be costing your company money
The next wave of EPR fees is set to bring in stricter fees, more stringent recyclability demands, and complex data requirements across Europe. Former Reckitt packaging director Arno Melchior explainswhy digitalisation is the key to surviving the next wave of EPR regulation.
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ArticleEurope’s recycling industry warns of raw materials loss despite EU-US customs agreement
Aluminium Deutschland (AD) says that despite an agreement in the EU-US customs conflict, the outflow of aluminium scrap from Europe remains unresolved, with its recycling industry warning of a permanent loss of raw materials and calling for immediate export restrictions.
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PodcastFostering new talent in the industry, with The Packaging School’s Julie Rice Suggs
What challenges do young packaging technologists face as they enter this field, and what can the industry do to foster new talent? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Julie Rice Suggs, Academic Director of the Packaging School, to get her thoughts on this.
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ArticleEU-backed scheme researching new cleaning methods for recycled plastics
AIMPLAS is leading an innovative research project researching new cleaning and decontamination methods for recycled plastic, with the aim of enabling its safe reuse in food contact applications.
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ArticleWill ambition win the day at INC-5.2’s Global Plastics Treaty talks?
The sixth round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations begins today, and WWF asks whether a continued push for consensus will slow its progress even further – or whether ambitious nations might branch off in pursuit of stronger sustainability measures.
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ArticleGlobal Plastics Treaty calls intensify as microplastics linked to health impacts
With INC-5.2 kicking off tomorrow, WWF and the University of Birmingham underline its importance by linking micro- and nanoplastics (MnPs) to various environmental and human health impacts, ranging from disrupted food production to cancer and infertility.
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ArticleDanone sues Chobani over alleged trademark infringement in coffee packaging
Danone is filing a lawsuit against Chobani, arguing that the company has copied the slogan and packaging colours of Danone’s ready-to-drink cold brew coffee line and infringed on its trademarks.