Reuse

  • Scaling reuse: What have we learned from city-scale pilots?

  • Tap&Reuse reusable cup scheme nominated for environmental contribution award

  • Inside the single-use cup investigation that put McDonald’s in hot water

  • Local associations support dropping mandatory plastic bottle deposit in France

  • H.B. Fuller expands Gel-Tac™ microsphere technology production in Europe

Reuse

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    Scaling reuse: What have we learned from city-scale pilots?

    2026-09-17T08:47:00+01:00

    With market penetration of reuse still relatively low, at ~20%, what does it take to move reuse from an individual-business initiative to a functioning city-scale system, and what can cities learn from the successes and failures of recent pilots?

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    Tap&Reuse reusable cup scheme nominated for environmental contribution award

    2026-09-17T07:59:00+01:00

    Circular&Co and the University of Chichester’s Tap&Reuse scheme for reusable cups – reported to have prevented the use of 28,000+ disposable cups so far – has been nominated for a Times Higher Education Award.

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    Inside the single-use cup investigation that put McDonald’s in hot water

    2026-09-16T09:41:00+01:00

    The Fair Resource Foundation filed an enforcement request against McDonald’s Netherlands for breaking Dutch law and serving single-use cups to dine on-site. It resulted in a penalty notice.

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    Local associations support dropping mandatory plastic bottle deposit in France

    2026-09-14T07:45:00+01:00

    France Urbaine, l’Association des Maires de France, Intercommunalités de France and the Cercle National du Recyclage praise the decision to scrap a mandatory deposit return system for plastic bottles in France, instead supporting such measures as extended producer responsibility and more funding for waste management services.

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    H.B. Fuller expands Gel-Tac™ microsphere technology production in Europe

    2026-09-07T09:02:00+01:00Sponsored by

    In the latest edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, we speak with H.B. Fuller’s Europe business manager Timo Gratilow and senior application specialist Jeff Burrington about the localization of Gel-Tac™ microsphere adhesive production at the company’s Pianezze facility, and their perspectives on the opportunities shaping the future of microsphere adhesive technology.

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    McDonald’s receives penalty notice for serving single-use cups on-site

    2026-09-07T07:40:00+01:00

    McDonald’s Netherlands has received a penalty notice and must stop serving disposable cups for on-site dining after the Fair Resource Foundation filed an enforcement request with the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate.

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    Elopak on the rise of paper-based packaging in home and personal care

    2026-09-07T06:26:00+01:00Sponsored by

    Home and personal care brands are starting to embrace paper-based packaging in response to regulatory developments and consumer demand. In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Dirk Endlich, Vice President P2C Division at Elopak, provides deeper insight into this shift – and makes the case for Elopak’s D-PAK™ carton as an effective solution.

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    Reuseabox partners with Faith In Nature to reuse over 13,000 boxes annually

    2026-09-04T09:15:00+01:00

    Natural beauty company Faith In Nature is sending its excess cardboard packaging to Reuseabox in a bid to reuse over 13,000 boxes and save 12 tonnes of CO2e emissions every year.

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    PPWR compliance: are we stopping too early?

    2026-09-03T09:28:00+01:00

    If PPWR forces us to rethink packaging anyway, why stop at compliance? Peter Stael, owner and partner at Across-Consult, explores the possibilities of going beyond the legal minimum and giving every pack its own traceable identity.