3:40 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific
Ban

South Korea: Bottled water to go label-free from 2026

South Korea will prohibit manufacturers and retailers from attaching labels to bottled drinking water from 1 January 2026 to reduce plastic use by more than 2,200 tonnes a year.
1:00 min Digitization, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Online platform

RecyClass launches TechAp Tool to fast-track innovation in plastic recyclability

RecyClass has unveiled the TechAp Tool, a new online platform designed to simplify the management of recyclability assessments for plastic product innovations. With nearly 100 assessments expected in 2025, TechAp will play a key role for the industry in accelerating the evaluation ...
1:41 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Investment

Milestone for sustainable energy supply: KHS and MaGeno-Solar eG install PV system in Worms

379.47 kWp gross system capacity Approx. 342,000 kWh of solar power ...
1:00 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Bottle development and design
Recyclability

EPBP launches industry consultation on Design for Circularity for PET bottles

The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) is initiating an industry-wide consultation to collect stakeholder feedback on the recently developed Design for Circularity (DfC) guidelines for PET bottles. This consultation marks the next strategic step following the publication of the ...
0:55 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Revised protocol

RecyClass advances recyclability evaluation for labels & adhesives applied on PET bottles

Over 40 laboratory trials enhance the robustness of testing protocol - RecyClass released an updated version of its Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for Labels & Adhesives applied on PET bottles. This revision followed several months of collaborative work within the RecyClass ...
2:50 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Comitment

The companies of Schwarz Group set an ambitious 95 percent recycling target

The companies of Schwarz Group want to reuse, recycle, compost or ferment 95 ...
2:43 min Facts & Figures, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Report

NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report highlighting system efficiency gains and continued strength of PET circularity

North American PET Bottle Collection Remains Above Global Benchmark, Despite Competition from Recycled PET Imports and a Lack of Growth in Post-Consumer Content in Bottles - The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) released its 2024 PET Recycling Report, the ...
2:70 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recognition

Indorama Ventures ranks first globally in ChemScore 2025 for excellence in chemicals management and environmental performance

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) has been ranked first globally with a green card in ChemScore 2025, the internationally recognized benchmark developed by ChemSec, assessing the environmental performance and chemical management of the world’s 40 largest chemical ...
2:38 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Europe
Environmental legislation

Zero Waste Europe raises concerns about Environmental Omnibus

Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) expressed concern about the Environmental Omnibus proposal released by the European Commission. While the environmental network acknowledges that reducing administrative burden can be beneficial in a limited number of cases, this broad simplification ...
4:50 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Staple fibers, fibers, filaments
PET-based carpets

Clariant: How recyclable carpets could transform the flooring industry

Most carpets still end up in landfill or incineration, locked out of the circular ...