Rep. Nicole Lowen Monday joined legislators from nine states in announcing a coordinated effort to hold producers responsible for the end-of-life management of plastic packaging. Participating states include California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, New Hampshire, New...

Eastman’s plastics sorting capabilities and complementary chemical recycling technologies will help it cost-effectively secure the ample feedstock supply needed for a huge methanolysis plant, the company’s CEO said. Eastman Chemical Co. announced it will invest...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to SB1185, “An Act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the extended producer responsibility act,” which would establish an extended producer...

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a leading supplier of high-impact solutions in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, has joined the global consortium toward a Circular Economy for Labels (CELAB). The consortium is dedicated to creating a more...

Companies across the supply chain in the flexible packaging industry have been working toward a circular economy for years. With recycling efforts and laws accelerating, and with consumer trends shifting, the Flexible Packaging Association commissioned...

For years, the debate has raged on: which is better, bottled water, or tap? Despite its ever-growing popularity in the US, bottled water is atrocious for the environment. To quote Harvard University’s Office for Sustainability,...

SK Global Chemical, a global petrochemical company in South Korea, and Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider, announced the two sides have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a partnership that aims to take...

A proposed bill in New York could change the way recyclables are managed all over the country. New York State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblyman Steve Englebright have introduced a bill to require packaging producers...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has successfully collaborated with Unilever Japan on quality tests resulting in the adoption of mono-material flexible packaging for “Lux Luminique Sachet...

Liquipure™, the newest sustainable product family from Liquibox, offers customers high-quality packaging solutions that meet recyclability requirements without compromising on performance. The Liquipure offering consists of mono-material bag-in-box solutions that align with global design guidelines...

Plastics recycling is a hot topic in the Capitol. The National Academy of Sciences this year is expected to complete an assessment of the US contribution to global plastic waste. Meanwhile the US Environmental Protection...

Supermarkets are still putting nearly 900,000 tonnes of plastic packaging on to the market, representing a plastic footprint which is bigger than in 2017, a new report has found. The retailers sold more than 2bn...

Smithers is pleased to announce that the Sustainability in Packaging US 2021 conference will take place in an online format this March 9-12, 2021. Supporting the shared industry goal of Making Sustainable Packaging a Commercial...

Recycling, once seen as a key environmental priority, has seen its star fall in recent years, with many localities eliminating or scaling back programs after the foreign countries that once accepted much of their plastic,...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, will be exhibiting at TOKYO PACK 2021, which will be held at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center from February 24...

Three years after leading the packaging industry in embracing the challenge of having all of its packaging be reusable or recyclable by 2025, Amcor is laying out its roadmap to continue to meet and accelerate...

ADM Capital Europe LLP, the London-based private equity advisory firm, is proud to announce that its Cibus Enterprise Fund has invested into the British polymer production company Aquapak Polymers Limited. Aquapak has developed a novel...

This month, a new era began in the fight against plastic pollution. In 2019, 187 nations within the United Nations amended the 1989 Basel Convention, which governs trade in hazardous materials, to include plastic waste....

After a year of dialogue about what an extended producer responsibility (EPR) bill around plastic packaging and paper might include, nonprofit Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) and industry organization Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) have reached an...

Acucote has continued to expand its Forest Stewardship CouncilⓇ (FSCⓇ )-certified product portfolio and now offers over 30 FSCⓇ -certified materials. Acucote stocks dye, pigment, UV, HP and Laser digital stocks along with over 30...

The Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) Sustainability Life Cycle and Economic Impacts of Flexible Packaging in E-commerce Report provides a holistic view of the sustainability benefits that flexible packaging offers in e-commerce and quantifies the environmental...

Spokane, Washington-based Inland Empire Paper Co. (IEP) has announced the debut of two new paper grades, both made with scrap paper as feedstock. The company describes Empire bag stock as “a lightweight bag stock specifically...

Increased legalization and a growing demand for medical and recreational cannabis across the world has the legal marijuana market size expecting to reach $73.6 billion by 2027, says a new report published by Grand View...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has formulated the “Toppan Group Environmental Vision 2050,” setting out its long-term approach to global environmental issues as it aims to...

Answering the unmet need for recycle ready retort packaging, flexible packaging leader, ProAmpac, announced its patent-pending breakthrough innovation ProActive Recycle Ready Retort RT-3000. Suited for pet and human food, RT-3000 pouches are available in both...

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a portfolio company of Main Post Partners and a leading provider of labels, flexible packaging, shrink sleeves, cartons, and applicators, is pleased to announce that their flexible packaging and label facility...

Targets set by brand-owners and regulations have been contributing to a growing demand for recyclates in North America. Several brands are committed to use 25% of minimum recycled content in their packaging by 2025. Additionally,...

2020 ended on a couple high notes for plastics recycling. One at the state level and another at the federal level. In the run-up to Thanksgiving, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law bipartisan legislation...