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Report: The ultimate guide to global packaging sustainability regulation in 2025
Japan reveals certification criteria for PET bottles, cosmetics and more
PepsiCo boosts recycled content by 15% and cuts 5% of virgin plastic in 2024
Patented PET closure from Nviro1 aspires for mono-material pack recycling
Industry pushes back against Polish EPR scheme, fearing legislative overlap
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Report: The ultimate guide to global packaging sustainability regulation in 2025
Packaging Europe members may already be aware of the previous guide to global plastics regulation we published last year. This year’s report again explores how plastic regulation continues to evolve but opens up the field to include all materials and formats.
Japan reveals certification criteria for PET bottles, cosmetics and more
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has published certification criteria for beverage bottles, cleaning product containers, and cosmetics packaging – intended to increase recycled content, reduce material consumption, and streamline recyclability.
PepsiCo 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.
Patented 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.
Industry pushes back against Polish EPR scheme, fearing legislative overlap
As Poland’s Ministry of Environment plans to introduce a fully state-controlled model for extended producer responsibility, packaging industry players like EUROPEN, Cepi, Flexible Packaging Europe, and Pro Carton argue that it could undermine the Waste Framework Directive and Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Coalition fights for EU’s plastics recycling industry amidst ‘collapse’ fears
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.
Flexible 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.
Ever 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.
First 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.