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European DAFIA Project Provides Sustainable Solutions

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, is the coordinator of the European DAFIA Project, whose aim has been to recover municipal solid waste and marine rest raw materials from the fishing…Read more →

Pandemic sparks greater interest in packaging sustainability

Although price is still the most important factor when it comes to packaging, almost a third (29%) of businesses say that environmental credentials and sustainability are now important in a…Read more →

Tin for Packaging Steel: thyssenkrupp Rasselstein Focuses on Sustainable Supply Chains

On January 1, 2021, new obligations have entered into force in the European Union in Regulation (EU) 2017/821, which governs trade in four minerals – tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold.…Read more →

Pregis Announces Partnership with Circular Great Lakes Initiative

Pregis announces its partnership with Circular Great Lakes (CGL), a regional initiative focused initially on keeping valuable plastic materials out of the waste stream and the environment. CGL has been…Read more →

Berry Global Issues 2020 Impact Report, Highlighting Continued Focus on Corporate Sustainability amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Berry Global Group, Inc. has released its 2020 Impact Report and GRI Index against its Impact 2025 strategy. In addition to this year’s report, Berry has increased its sustainability transparency…Read more →

New Range of Reusable, Microwavable Hinged-lid Food Containers

In response to customer demand, Celebration Packaging is pleased to announce that is now able to offer customised reusable, microwavable hinged-lid food containers for back of house / kitchen food…Read more →

Trinseo and BASF jointly announce Business Collaboration on Circular Feedstock

Trinseo and BASF announce today the intention to expand their businesses with the production of styrene based on circular feedstock. The enhanced collaboration between Trinseo and BASF aims to increase…Read more →

Project STOP Shows Positive 2020 Impact in Circular Waste Management

Project STOP and its partners celebrate milestones in preventing plastic leakage to the environment in Indonesia. From 2017 until end of 2020, the programme has brought waste management services to…Read more →

Resounding Public Verdict: Packaging is more Sustainable and Better than ever before

The latest results of a representative population survey commissioned by the German Packaging Institute (Deutsches Verpackungsinstitut e. V. (dvi)) show that the multitude of innovations in the field of sustainable…Read more →

Valpak calls for full engagement in EPR consultation

The UK’s largest packaging compliance scheme, Valpak, has welcomed the opening of the government consultation on packaging extended producer responsibility and deposit return schemes, calling it a once in a…Read more →