3:13 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Sustainable packaging

Coca-Cola Germany is now selling drinks from its core brands in bottles made from 100% rPET

All non-returnable PET packaging up to and including 0.5 liters from Coca-Cola, ...
2:11 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
rPET

Gr3n ready to bring plastic recycling technology to market with €7.5 million in financing from Chevron and Standex, among others

Gr3n announced that its goal of being the world’s leading supplier of recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and polyester is closer to becoming reality, thanks to a €6.3 million Series B round of financing raised from Chevron Technology Ventures, and Standex International, among ...
2:17 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Reusability

Big brands and everyday essentials in reusable packaging: Loop launches in Tesco stores

Tesco has launched a ground-breaking way for its customers to shop that allows them ...
1:39 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Packaging Identification

Pioneering digital watermarks for smart packaging recycling in the EU

Under the auspices of AIM, the European Brands Association, over 85 companies and ...
2:20 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling

European Plastics Converters: Consequences of a call for a 30% mandatory recycled content target for plastic packaging

Plastic packaging manufacturers in Europe are committed to the European Commission’s circular economy targets. The use of recycled plastics in packaging reduces dependence on fossil raw materials and thus CO2 emissions in packaging production. EuPC strongly believes that the ...
1:10 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Sustainability strategy

Investing in Better - kp’s emissions goals validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in high barrier protective packaging solutions, announced its greenhouse gas emissions-reduction target has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Through its “Investing in Better” sustainability strategy, kp ...
1:37 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Circular economy

European plastics producers call for a mandatory EU recycled content target for plastics packaging of 30% by 2030

An enabling policy framework and collaboration with the value chain are essential to reach target. PlasticsEurope endorses the objective of preventing and reducing excessive packaging and packaging waste. We welcome the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), ...
2:10 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling

Billion investment in plastic recycling in Sweden – Site Zero becomes the largest and most modern plastic recycling plant in the world

Swedish Plastic Recycling (Svensk Plaståtervinning), which is owned by a large part ...
2:23 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
PET kegs

Petainer appoints Brook House Hops as UK Distributer

Brook House Hops farm and import the highest quality hops from their family-owned ...
1:20 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Achievement

Viridor food-grade PET gets the green light from European Food Safety Authority

Viridor is celebrating a significant achievement at the company’s new Avonmouth Polymers Reprocessing Facility (PRF), near Bristol, after the plant’s food-grade PET received a positive safety assessment from the European Food Safety Authority.