New recycling technologies currently being tested may allow plastics such as single-use food packaging, fibre-reinforced car parts and mattress foam – polymers which often wind up in landfills or are incinerated – to have more...

City Council is expected to make two major decisions Monday night affecting the Sault's environmental future. One involves a proposed municipal ban on single-use plastic bags. The other is to agree to a staff target...

Amid an environmental rallying cry to reduce packaging, one organization says wrapping certain foods in plastics or putting them in containers can actually reduce waste in the long run. In a report released this week, the...

ProAmpac, the flexible packaging leader, announced its newest retail and food-service packaging product, CurbSafe, a recyclable, polyethylene bag designed for delivery of food and specialty retail products. “During this unprecedented time, ProAmpac’s retail and restaurant...

With sustainability firmly at the forefront of today’s packaging supply chain, Flint Group Packaging Inks, one of the largest consumables suppliers to the global print and packaging industry, has detailed its vision for supporting circular...

Braven Environmental, a leader in deriving fuel from landfill-bound plastic, will invest $31.7 million to establish a manufacturing operation in Cumberland County’s (VA) shell building. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina and South Carolina for...

Spain aims to collect more than 700 million euros ($810 million) a year with a proposed new tax on non-recyclable plastic packaging, Spanish energy and environment minister Teresa Ribera. The new levy, worth 0.45 euros...

Innovia Films is launching a new family of highly functional recyclable BOPP films named Encore. These are manufactured from renewable non-food based raw materials, helping to reduce the use of fossil based virgin raw...

Sixty CPGs were interviewed for a new sustainability report by PMMI Business Intelligence. They had much to say about machines, materials, new formats and sustainable initiatives, as well as what they need from suppliers. Packaging...

The European Food Safety Authority gave four companies approval to recycle PET into food packaging using Erema and Starlinger technologies. Meanwhile, an application from Veolia was rejected. The Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and...

Berry Global Group, Inc. announced its collaboration with longtime customer, Mondelēz International to supply packaging containing recycled plastic for Philadelphia, the world’s most popular cream cheese. The package contains plastic material recovered using advanced recycling...

With the support of the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE), AIMPLAS is developing the ENZPLAST2 project, whose aim is to develop new, more sustainable processes for producing, recycling and composting plastics. Funded by IVACE...

BASF and Red Avenue New Materials Group have signed a joint agreement that grants Red Avenue New Materials Group the license to produce and sell certified compostable aliphatic-aromatic co-polyester (PBAT) according to high BASF quality...

It’s too early to say how big of a hole COVID-19 will punch in municipal budgets. But communities are already facing tough decisions about how to allocate limited resources, and in some cases, recycling isn’t...

How's this for a shot across the bow for the plastics packaging industry: major consumer brands like Coke, Pepsi, Clorox and others endorsing a fee on virgin resin in the U.S. to help boost recycling....

When it comes to recycling and recyclability, very little, it seems is straightforward — even something as seemingly simple as orange juice can present a conundrum. In Germany, many smaller shops sell drinks in cartons...

Many brands and retailers could reduce the climate impact of their packaging up to 50 percent and avoid thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted to air. The results are based on a large...

Smart Factories, Technology Lounges and Customer Reference Sites are set as the preferred engagement model with clients. A new strategy to support the BOBST vision to shape the future of the packaging world, which reflects...

The Belgrade waste-to-energy project in Vinča, which will provide the 1.7 million inhabitants of the Serbian capital with a modern waste management system, has reached financial close. As all the conditions of the financing agreement...

With increased concerns about the environment, consumers are now pushing brands to use sustainable practices more than ever. In fact, 66 percent of consumers and 73 percent of millennials are willing to pay more for...

One of the UN sustainable development materials goals, according to a new report by PMMI Business Intelligence, is to increase the share of responsibly sourced, renewable content, to at least 75%. Suppliers recognize that resin...

The coronavirus has only helped to underscore the importance of plastic packaging when it comes to keeping food contamination-free and to preserving its freshness and usability for longer. This is particularly vital now, given how...

The alarming climate changes and progressing global warming puts a pressure on both business and governments to make some drastic changes. Coveris' Neuwied plant in Germany speeds up in the sustainability race by switching to...

To mark its 100-year anniversary Huhtamaki is donating EUR 3 million to global sustainability initiatives with a local impact. We are acting today, educating for tomorrow and funding innovation for the future, making a difference...

Sustainability ... What once was a niche business philosophy is now the driving force for businesses growth and development across all sectors. This could not be truer for the plastics industry, which is facing unprecedented...

Siegwerk, one of the world's leading providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and APK AG, a specialist in the production of high-quality plastic recyclate from packaging waste, successfully completed de-inking trials of...

From the use of aluminum containers to flexible packaging in the form of pouches or films, the packaging industry, especially for perishable products has come a long way. In the present day, the latter has...

Glenroy, Inc. recently published its Life Cycle Assessment of STANDCAP vs. Rigid Plastics Report. Glenroy contracted Shelbyville, Michigan-based firm PTIS, LLC to provide life cycle assessments (LCAs) and a report with descriptions on key environmental...