policy & regulation

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18 Mar 2024
--- EU member states agreed to the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) last Friday, ending speculation that the preliminary agreement could be blocked or stalled by the European Commission (EC). Rumors surfaced... Read More
15 Mar 2024
--- This week in industry news, Syntegon upgraded the features of its Elematic 3001 case packer with three levels of automation. Meanwhile, ProAmpac signed an agreement to acquire Gelpac and Mondi expanded its professional... Read More
15 Mar 2024
--- The Amazon Sustainability Accelerator has opened a new round of applications for climate-tech start-ups focussed on packaging and the circular economy. Successful applicants will win the right to financial and professional... Read More
14 Mar 2024
--- Tomra Collection has launched its Basic Line, a reverse vending machines (RVMs) portfolio offering “innovation and affordability” to stores newly participating in deposit return systems (DRS). The Basic Line is... Read More
08 Mar 2024
--- Novolex brand Eco-Products has marketed a new compostable product line of cups, lids, containers and cutlery named Veridian. The move aims to ease composting for consumers, composters and the foodservice value chain.... Read More
05 Mar 2024
--- Environmental law organization Client Earth has criticized the UK government for providing €700 million (US$760 million) in backing to Ineos for a gas-fed plastics facility in Belgium, highlighting a clash between... Read More
04 Mar 2024
--- February began with the European Court adjudicating against Symphony Environmental’s long-running legal battle to overturn the ban on oxo-degradable plastic additives. An official investigation was launched into... Read More
01 Mar 2024
--- Germany’s plastics industry is making renewed calls for a revision of government plans to introduce a national plastics tax next year, stressing that if the issue goes unresolved before the federal elections in 2025,... Read More
27 Feb 2024
--- PET recycling imports to the EU from non-OECD countries are rising, risking the slowing down of investments and jobs throughout Europe’s PET value chain, according to a new study report. The report was commissioned by... Read More
27 Feb 2024
--- Lawyers at environmental charity ClientEarth, together with 14 NGOs, have launched a fresh legal attack on Ineos’ plans to build Europe’s largest ethane cracker in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. The case is part... Read More
26 Feb 2024
--- At this year’s Packaging Innovations trade show in Birmingham, UK (February 21–22), industry experts highlighted the latest material developments aimed at bolstering the circular economy. Ridding packaging of... Read More
22 Feb 2024
--- The EU’s proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) special rules for plastic packaging and exemptions for other materials, such as coated paper, may violate EU law by discriminating against plastic... Read More
21 Feb 2024
--- ProAmpac is showcasing its latest packaging range today at Packaging Innovations in Birmingham, UK. On the trade show floor, Lindsey Maddison, senior product development manager, speaks to Packaging Insights about the... Read More
21 Feb 2024
--- Filipino consumers and Procter and Gamble Company’s (P&G) Philippines subsidiary have entered into a mediation agreement to settle a case filed before the Department of Trade and Industry — Fair Trade... Read More
16 Feb 2024
--- The European Commission (EC) is preparing a measure to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials and recently launched a four-week feedback period for a possible ban of the chemical in food packaging, following the... Read More
16 Feb 2024
--- This week in industry news, Coveris expanded its base in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by acquiring S&K Label. Furthermore, Carbios and De Smet Engineers & Contractors (DSEC) collaborated to construct the... Read More
16 Feb 2024
--- Quick service restaurant (QSR) packaging is due to undergo substantial changes that high street chains and SMEs will need to prepare for in Europe. The sector faces unique challenges due to its special reliance (currently)... Read More
08 Feb 2024
--- The EU’s Industrial Carbon Management (ICM) strategy needs clear criteria for how carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) will be applied in the waste sector, says Zero Waste Europe (ZWE). In the European... Read More
08 Feb 2024
--- This month marks a milestone for Latvia as it celebrates two years since the inception of its beverage packaging deposit system. It was reported by the national system manager SIA Depozīta Iepakojuma Operators (DIO) that... Read More
07 Feb 2024
--- The European Parliament (EP) is reportedly investigating lobbying practices surrounding the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) after Italian MEP Maria Angela Danzì filed a complaint claiming that... Read More
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