A €2.9 million project aimed at tackling plastic packaging pollution has been launched by Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS).
The PerPETual project, which received €1.8m in funding through the Government’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund, aims to reduce landfill…

UPM Raflatac announces great progress toward a more circular economy for plastics and a future beyond fossils. This progress is detailed in the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment 2021 Progress Report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

The 2021 Survey estimated that 584,000 tonnes of household plastic packaging was collected for recycling in 2020. This was an increase of 24,000 tonnes or 4% in collection quantities compared to 2019, which is a positive performance despite the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK…

Spending on packaging by consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands has grown over the past two years — and will continue to do so over the next two years, according to a recent study of CPG brand owners by global strategy consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting. In fact, the increased spending on packaging is…

In 2018, Spectra unveiled its PCR10 initiative to widespread customer support. PCR10 was an innovative mandatory environmental venture that saw 10% recycled materials added to all their plastic containers, officially included as a standard.

Mattia Gambarotto has been named new General Manager of Bandera U.S. LLC, the new North American branch of Bandera. He will focus his activity to strengthen the company’s market position as well as to shape the North American service activity including a new customer support center for spare parts.

The fourth sustainability report prepared by ALPLA illustrates the progress the company made in the area of sustainable development between 2018 and 2020.

British soft drinks producer Britvic reported a revenue increase in its preliminary full-year results and plans to insvest more in the rollout of rPET across Great Britiain.

Bekum America Corporation celebrated the expansion of its new production facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, tours of the facility and machine demonstrations. The Bekum leadership team, local dignitaries and business leaders were on hand to celebrate this momentous occasion. Bekum America also…

Licella, supported by Amcor, Coles, iQ Renew, LyondellBasell, and Nestlé, have released a report highlighting the potential for establishing a local circular economy for soft plastic, with a focus on difficult to mechanically recycle plastic such as food packaging.

The company reflects on its commitment to sustainability in a further step toward a closed loop operation at its San Bernardino facility with the integration of solar power, and to its communities with the announcement of its California Youth Sustainability Awards winners, receiving $55,000 Across…

Stora Enso continues to develop the Trayforma range further and introduces a new solution for conventionally heated food packaging applications, featuring less than 10% PET plastic. Trayforma is a wood fibre-based material for ready meals packaging, enabling brand owners and retailers to switch from…

Berry Global Group, Inc. announced its most ambitious sustainable packaging goal to date: 30% circular plastics use across its fast-moving consumer goods packaging by 2030. Circular plastics include recycled and renewable resins like bioplastics. Berry’s global footprint and purchasing scale offer…