PackIntelX has developed EasyDoC, a digital solution intended to help smaller businesses complete Declarations of Conformity and comply with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) in ...
Amcor has unveiled a bespoke, mono-polypropylene flip-top closure for sauce brand Choví, designed to control the sauce’s flow during dispensing and improve the consumer experience. Designed for ...
On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) in practice. We take a closer look at the document ...
The European Paper Packaging Alliance (EPPA), a non-profit association that represents food service packaging companies in Europe, commissioned the independent consultancy Ramboll to conduct a life ...
Amazon and Avery Dennison have expanded the checkout-free, computer vision shopping solution Just Walk Out with RFID technology to enable its application to softlines like clothing and sports ...
With the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) yesterday backing a legally binding treaty on plastic waste, we examine what this might mean for the packaging industry, including how it aligns with existing ...
Is digitalization the future of the paper and corrugated board industry? In this edition of our ’In Conversation With…’ series, Arco Berkenbosch, chief innovation officer at Smurfit Westrock, tells us ...
Our value chain has been using intrinsically circular food grade polystyrene (PS) with a low carbon footprint and has been scaling-up multiple recycling technologies. The next step is navigating the ...
Pagès Group and MCC Verstraete introduce Molded Fiber Labeling™, a paper label for both dry and wet fibre moulding that offers durability and sustainability, in this edition of the Spotlight. Moulded ...
A pilot conducted by the EU-funded ReBioCycle project has reportedly proven that mixed plastic waste can be chemically recycled into ‘virgin-quality’ PLA under industrial conditions. Working alongside ...
A standard 500ml PET bottle creates at least 37 PPWR obligations across its lifetime. In this article Dr Steven Brennan, CEO of Foresight, follows a single bottle through its lifecycle, from raw ...
DS Smith’s Material Change Index details the use of plastic in food and drink packaging sold at supermarkets across six European countries, revealing the UK as the most reliant on ‘unnecessary’ ...