Recyclability
UPM Adhesive Materials unveils recycling compatible label solutions
Melodea reveals PPWR compliant water-based barrier coatings
PP recyclability, collaboration and EPR with GreenBlue’s Paul Nowak
What the industry thinks as CEOs appeal to clarify and push back PPWR rules
Circular&Co and The British Library team up for returnable cup scheme
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UPM Adhesive Materials unveils recycling compatible label solutions
UPM Adhesive Materials has introduced its UPM ProCycle portfolio of recycling compatible label solutions, aiming to provide converters and packaging brand owners with a solution that delivers ‘recognized recyclability performance’.
Melodea reveals PPWR compliant water-based barrier coatings
Melodea has unveiled its MelOx-NGen and VBseal water-based barrier coatings, aiming to unlock PPWR compliance for CPG brands and operational flexibility for packaging professionals with no capex required.
PP recyclability, collaboration and EPR with GreenBlue’s Paul Nowak
It was recently announced that polypropylene cold-to-go cups can now be recycled by 60% of US households through curbside colletion. Paul Nowak, executive director at GreenBlue, discusses how this step forward was achieved and takes a wider look at the packaging and sustainability landscape in the US with Elisabeth Skoda.
What the industry thinks as CEOs appeal to clarify and push back PPWR rules
Last week, industry CEOs asked the European Commission for more time to comply with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. Is the request justified, or could it have industry-wide repercussions? We heard from a range of industry players about the outcome.
Circular&Co and The British Library team up for returnable cup scheme
Circular&Co has partnered with The British Library to implement Tap&Reuse, a zero-deposit system designed to replace single-use cups with cups that can be reused up to 1,000 times.
Michelman introduces bio-based, plastic free coatings for retail food packaging
Michelman has announced its bio-based, plastic free Nuvita Life 4002 and Nuvita Life 4605 coatings, designed to deliver high barrier performance while supporting recyclability and compostability for fibre-based retail food packaging applications.
How is the Strait of Hormuz crisis impacting European plastics recycling?
Earlier in the month, we explored how the Strait of Hormuz crisis is pushing up plastic prices. But is the European plastic recycling industry also under pressure, and what might the long-term effects look like for this sector? Mia McLachlan, Carolina Perujo Holland, and Egor Dementev from ICIS tell us more.
Closed-loop system for 100% recycled plastic reusable cups to be implemented at Eurovision
Borouge International (formerly Borealis), OMV, Greiner Packaging and event supplier Altstoff Recycling Austria (ARA) have teamed up to create a closed-loop system for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, with 100,000 reusable cups made from 100% recycled plastic due to be used on-site.
Eco-Products helps baseball park separate recyclable and compostable waste
Eco-Products has officially partnered with the San Diego Padres in a bid to support composting and recycling streams at their home stadium and divert gameday waste away from landfills.