The Arctic is “pervasively” polluted by microplastic fibres that most likely come from the washing of synthetic clothes by people in Europe and North America, research has found. The most comprehensive study to date found...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce the release of its newest sustainability report, a Flexible Packaging Path to a Circular...

Mica Corporation (Mica), a leading manufacturer of water-based primers and coatings for the flexible converting industry, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in February 2021. Mica was founded by trailblazer Daniel Siegel, a chemist with a...

We're all culprits in the plastic pollution crisis — and that's by design. I was reminded of this recently when I ordered a set of carbon filters for my countertop compost bin. (Like most people,...

In 2016, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) decided to bring plastic packaging into the circular economy. The foundation’s message is clear: “The vision aims at ensuring that plastic never becomes a waste by 1) eliminating...

Continuing its mission to deliver sustainable solutions, ProAmpac, the flexible packaging leader, announced a premium high barrier recyclable package for Ocean Spray’s Craveology Tuscan Herb snack mix. The package uses ProActive Recyclable R-1000 film, part...

Companies are setting aggressive goals around the use of recycled materials in their packaging, but they have a long way to go and a short time to meet them. Recycled material certification can help by...

Dow has announced the extension of its partnership with recycling company Mr. Green Africa in an effort to help fight the plastic waste challenge in Kenya and advance a circular economy for plastics in Africa....

Five companies of excellence in the Italian supply chain are playing an important role as technological innovators in the transition process towards the circular economy, and they are Ima, Novamont, Saes Coated Films, Sacchital and...

For the first time, researchers have used a novel catalyst process to recycle a type of plastic found in everything from grocery bags and food packaging to toys and electronics into liquid fuels and wax....

Last spring, as coronavirus restrictions reversed single-use bag bans, plastic film was once again in the limelight. The thin, flexible sheets of plastic are best known for their use in grocery store bags, but get used...

REFUCOAT Project has developed what is described as innovative, efficient, bioplastic food packaging production processes using renewable materials that are also recyclable and could replace conventional fossil-based raw materials. Three different bio-based active packaging systems...

For companies with sustainable packaging goals, 2025 is fast approaching. That’s the year when many have pledged to become zero waste, or to use 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging. But COVID-19 has thrown...

The need for recycling innovation, especially for plastic materials, has never been greater. While plastic materials have great value and make our lives healthier and safer, we also know we must act urgently to solve...

New paper packaging developments caught your eye in 2020, along with news of refills and recyclable flexible packaging, as seen in our list of best-read articles about sustainability. Except when COVID-19 worries consumed us all...

In addition to sluggish traffic, there’s at least one more certainty associated with population growth in North Texas: residents and businesses are generating more trash, and landfills are running out of space to store it....

Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil will invest $8 million in a scrap plastics feedstock business launched by Agilyx, a chemical recycling company. Agilyx uses its technologies to break down scrap plastics into chemical products for...

Plastics recycling continues to draw the attention of researchers and industrial firms working to tackle the growing global pollution crisis in single-use plastics. Now, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, has developed...

The EU will ban the export of unsorted plastic waste to poorer countries as of January. Under new rules, trash importers and exporters will need to agree on how to handle hazardous shipments. EU environment...

The U.S. and Europe have had formal recycling infrastructure in place for decades. That’s not the case in India, where Circulate Capital just invested millions of dollars to boost infrastructure and reduce ocean plastics generation....

Outlook Group has announced the formal establishment of a corporate Environmental Policy. The label and packaging converter based in Neenah, Wisconsin is committed to reducing the impact of its manufacturing operations on the environment, and...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has recognized Outlook Group with a 2020 Wisconsin Recycling Excellence Award. Based in Neenah, Wisconsin, Outlook Group is a manufacturer of flexible packaging, folding cartons, pressure-sensitive labels and...

Following an announcement made by IBM, the technology and consultant company has joined The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (Alliance) as a support member, IBM will help Alliance to create a data platform to track...

While many cities and eight states have banned single-use plastics, bags and other polyethylene packaging still clog landfills and pollute rivers and oceans. One major problem with recycling polyethylene, which makes up one-third of all...

Having industry put up money to help fix plastics recycling — or extended producer responsibility, as it's known in government — got a lot more real last week with a few pieces of news. Item...

Look out No. 5. That’s right, the nonprofit Recycling Partnership is talking to you polypropylene, aka No. 5 plastic. Turn over a yogurt container or butter tub and you’re likely to see the No. 5...

Environmental activist group Greenpeace this week accused Walmart of falsely labeling items as recyclable and asked a California court to compel the retailer to stop making the claims. The Dec. 14 lawsuit is focused on...

Schur Flexibles aims to accelerate the change for a better world through protective packaging solutions. The company is now part of the “50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders”, supporting the UN to take effective action in...