2:15 min Food, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Middle East
rPET

Spinneys becomes first UAE retailer to transition to recycled plastic packaging, in partnership with Al Bayader International

rPET packing represents meaningful progress by Spinneys towards the UN Sustainable ...
1:50 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
PPWR

European Plastics Converters: European Parliament discriminates plastics packaging

“Packaging neutrality objectives and similar material circularity targets will create the level playing field that Europe really needs.” stated EuPC managing director Bernard Merkx in his first reaction to the vote.
1:53 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Recycled plastics, PET recycling systems
Statement

Plastics Europe: Reaction to European Parliament Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation vote

Accelerating the transition of the European plastics system to circularity and net zero requires a policy and regulatory framework that drives the demand for circular feedstocks, boosts investments in recycling technologies and stimulates the development of recyclable products. ...
1:20 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Complete PET recycling plants, Plastic recycling systems
Statement

PPWR: IK disappointed by short-sighted discrimination against plastics and missed opportunities in climate protection

Following the vote on amendments to the EU Packaging Regulation in the European Parliament, the IK is disappointed with the short-sighted decisions. Manufacturers of plastic packaging are warning of an undermining of the ecological targets through special rules for plastic packaging ...
2:10 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
New rules

European Parliament adopts revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging

Less unnecessary packaging and waste Ban on “forever chemicals” in food packaging Each European generates almost 190kg of packaging waste every year
1:17 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Report

Study conducted by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with Systemiq and Eunomia, unveils the potential for a reuse revolution to combat the plastic crisis

The ‘Unlocking a reuse revolution’ study found that returnable packaging, when designed collaboratively across industries and operated at scale, can deliver significant environmental benefits and economic competitiveness against single-use packaging for certain products.
1:37 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Biobased Material
PEF for Packaging

Albert Heijn to use Avantium's 100% plantbased PEF for packaging of own-brand products

Avantium is collaborating with Albert Heijn to make packaging more sustainable. To ...
1:31 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Call

Plastics Europe Reaction to Global Agreement on Plastics Pollution Negotiations in Nairobi

Plastics Europe urges all stakeholders to redouble their efforts to find solutions in the run-up to INC-4.
1:56 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Chemical recycling
Report

New European Commission study confirms chemical recycling is better than incineration of plastic waste

In Europe, about 30 million tonnes of plastic waste is collected every year. Still, 84% of that does not find its way back into new products, as most of it is incinerated, exported or sent to landfill. A mix of various technologies, including mechanical and chemical recycling, is ...
2:25 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Call

UNESDA: Why priority access to recyclates should be secured in the proposed EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

With just one week left until the plenary vote on the proposed EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the European natural mineral water and soft drink industries call on all MEPs to secure a priority access right to recyclates in the PPWR proposal.