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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
18 Mar 2024
--- Nestlé is using Global Recycling Day to promote its “vision that none of its packaging ends up in landfills or as litter.” The day, created by the Global Recycling Foundation, says recycling is “on... Read More
18 Mar 2024
--- Austria’s Starlinger, specializing in woven plastic packaging production and plastic recycling systems, will present a tape extrusion line for processing recycled PP at this year’s Chinaplas in Shanghai (April... 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
--- Anuga FoodTec is opening its doors to visitors in Cologne, Germany, next week (March 19–22). Exhibitors will showcase their latest solutions addressing this year’s main theme: How can food production be geared... 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
14 Mar 2024
--- APC Packaging introduces its EAPP EcoReady All Plastic Airless Pump for skin care packaging, engineered with airless technology and crafted entirely from durable PP, eliminating the need for a traditional metal spring. The... Read More
13 Mar 2024
--- Waste management, recycling and manufacturing brand Lucro is collaborating with Good Flippin’ Burgers for the collection and recycling of used water bottles from the burger chain’s outlets in India. “There... Read More
13 Mar 2024
--- In the baby and toddler product sector, plastic remains the predominant material while overall environmental claims in new product development (NPD) are decreasing, with “recyclable” being the most common claim,... Read More
12 Mar 2024
--- Plastic recycling innovator Mura Technology has signed a product offtake agreement with Neste. Neste will convert ISCC PLUS accredited products from Mura’s first commercial-scale site in Teesside, UK, into feedstock to... Read More
08 Mar 2024
--- This week in industry news, Amcor launched all-PE spouted pouch packaging for refrigerated yogurts made for babies. Meanwhile, Tipa’s packaging tray line made from rice waste was certified Cradle to Cradle Certified... Read More
08 Mar 2024
--- Harpak-Ulma, a connected packaging solutions specialist, has introduced a 3D printing service tailored for tray package prototyping for the US market.
07 Mar 2024
--- Glacier has secured US$7.7 million in funding to advance its development of AI-driven waste sorting robots for enhanced recycling efficiencies and data collection. Co-founder Rebecca Hu highlights the robots’... 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
05 Mar 2024
--- Chlorophyll Water is launching new beverage bottles made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET) with Avery Dennison’s CleanFlake label technology — an adhesive that deactivates to allow labels and adhesive to separate... Read More
04 Mar 2024
--- Tomra Collection is conducting market tests of its new R2 reverse vending machine (RVM) for beverage container recycling in selected stores across Europe. The in-store tests are taking place at several supermarkets in... 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
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