01 Jul 2022 --- The US State of California has signed a new “Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act” that will see the US’ most stringent plastic reduction, recycling and infrastructural development... Read More

30 Jun 2022 --- RecyClass has launched a practical guide Read More

27 Jun 2022 --- Circular economy regulations for plastic food packaging are becoming increasingly stringent, but the desperately low availability of food-grade recyclate has left businesses in the Western world struggling to meet... Read More

24 Jun 2022 --- RecyClass has published the RecyClass Design Book, a practical guide clarifying the concepts of recyclability and design for recycling, based on a science-driven approach. The document can be used by all plastic... Read More

23 Jun 2022 --- Berry M&H is overcoming recycled plastic scarcity in the UK with supply from its own recycling plant, as demand for tax-compliant packaging grows. The rigid plastic specialist offers a range of containers with... Read More

15 Jun 2022 --- Speaking at Packaging Innovations 2022 in Birmingham, UK, Camvac’s head of sales Andrew Smith warns that many businesses are choosing to pay the UK Plastic Packaging Tax due to the crippling costs and low availability of recycled food-grade plastic. Camvac launched two solutions at the show: a high-barrier lidding film with over 30% PCR and a high-barrier metalized MDO PE in single web-form and laminate structure.

02 Jun 2022 --- Speaking at Packaging Innovations 2022 in the UK, Eloise Patterson, head of sales convenience EMEA at Graphic Packaging International, explains how new legislation like the UK Plastic Packaging Tax is driving the transition from plastic to fiber-based packaging. GPI launched a fiber-based produce punnet at the show, enabling consumers to switch from plastic with existing machinery.

31 May 2022 --- ProAmpac’s established flexible plastic and paper-based food solutions have prepared it well for the new UK Plastic Packaging Tax, but the availability of food-grade recycled plastic remains an industry issue. We speak to CCO Adam Grose and VP for global application and innovation development Sal Pellingra about the US company’s European expansion, digital print capabilities and more.

04 Mar 2022 --- WRAP UK has claimed that plastic packaging can actually increase fresh produce waste for some uncut items. However, the plastics industry has questioned whether the report’s scope limits the conclusions that can be drawn. Helen Bird, strategic engagement manager at WRAP, responds to these concerns and shares insights on how further evidence on food waste can be accumulated.

14 Jan 2022 --- Chalmers University in Sweden is investigating how plastic’s “explosive” production over the last 70 years has allowed sufficient evolutionary time for microbes to begin degrading the material naturally. Aleksej Zelezniak, associate professor in Systems Biology at Chalmers, takes us inside his research and offers some advice on how best to combat plastic pollution.