Kalle Gillgren, chief legal officer at PulPac, discusses the need for greater patents and licensing for packaging technologies, which he says are “criminally underused tools” for increasing the development of more environmentally sustainable solutions.
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PACKAGING & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
UK foodservice sector seeks standardized packaging circularity from new Labour government
12 Jul 2024 --- The Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) calls on the newly elected UK government to install standardized packaging circularity across the UK. Given that the Labour Party now holds the majority of seats in... Read More
PACKAGING & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Labour’s election triumph: How can the new UK government build a circular packaging economy?
09 Jul 2024 --- The UK packaging industry is calling for investments and legislative support for material circularity from the country’s newly elected Labour government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. For years,... Read More
PACKAGING & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
European Parliament endorses new packaging rules to cut waste, excessive materials and PFAS
28 Jun 2024 --- The European Parliament has voted in favor of a new packaging regulation to reduce packaging waste, harmonize internal market rules and boost the EU’s circular economy. The rules, provisionally agreed... Read More
PACKAGING & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
“Win-win solution”: Zero Waste Europe calls for European incineration adoption to slash emissions
27 Jun 2024 --- Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) is urging the European Commission (EC) to include waste incineration in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to lower cross-industry GHG emissions. Including incinerators in the EU ETS... Read More
BUSINESS NEWS
Diageo trials Dry Molded Fiber bottle for Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur
23 May 2024 --- Alcohol industry giant Diageo is trialing a Dry Molded Fiber bottle for its Baileys, the Original Irish Cream Liqueur, in partnership with PA Consulting, as part of the Bottle Collective. The bottle employs... Read More
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FEVE: Protecting and expanding Europe’s glass packaging sector in 2024
14 Feb 2024 --- We speak with Vanessa Chesnot, head of public affairs and product policy at FEVE, the European Container Glass Federation, about the challenges glass packagers face in 2024 and how the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation could address these issues. We also discuss industry trends and life cycle assessments.
Bottle Up: Bringing reusable bioplastics to the European beverage sector
07 Feb 2024 --- We speak to Bart Willems, the co-founder of Dutch company Bottle Up, which uses sugarcane-based bioplastics to create reusable water bottles. We discuss cost competitiveness with fossil-based materials and how policy changes could aid the transition toward bio-based and reusable packaging.
PulPac: Adapting Dry Molded Fiber for the global market amid greenwashing crackdown
26 Jan 2024 --- We speak to the CEO of Swedish fiber-based packaging specialist PulPac, Linus Larsson Green, about the company’s plans for 2024. We discuss the spread of PulPac’s Dry Molded Fiber technology worldwide, legislative changes, the fight against greenwashing and pushback from the plastics sector.
Ocean Conservancy urges the packaging industry to focus on redesign for a circular economy
12 Sep 2023 --- Dr. Anja Brandon, associate director, US Plastics Policy at Ocean Conservancy, says the surge of single-use plastics, primarily from the packaging industry, significantly contributes to ocean waste. She suggests the industry design packaging to be either compostable, recyclable or reusable, with nothing being thrown away.
Syntegon: Integrated machinery offers fiber-based solutions at FachPack 2021
14 Oct 2021 --- Speaking to PackagingInsights, Syntegon’s director of sustainable solutions Torsten Sauer explains how the company’s new integrated machinery enables producers to switch to fiber-based materials like grass to reduce plastic consumption. He also discusses how choosing different types of plastic can reduce environmental footprints, and how policy is impacting the packaging industry.