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PACKAGING
EU draft law sets targets for reuse, recycling / Goal is to cut packaging waste / Chemical recycling to count towards reclaim quotas / Trade groups raise concerns
05.12.2022
NESPRESSO
Paper-based coffee capsules as of 2023 / Barrier layer and lid in biopolymer
30.11.2022
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
EU general court overturns ECHA's classification as a carcinogen / Industry groups welcome decision / Market weakness
29.11.2022
BOREALIS
Solar power to feed Schwechat site / Partnership with Verbund
28.11.2022
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Latest industry developments: Ceflex and Alliance to End Plastic Waste collaborate on huge recycling facility / Flexibles market to grow 4.9% by 2030 / Siegwerk, Henkel develop new oxygen barrier coating
24.11.2022
AVERY DENNISON
CO2 emissions reduction with switch to reusable plastic pallets / Partnership with Tosca in the EU, UK
23.11.2022
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
Plastics under attack at COP27 / UN agencies blame materials for waste, climate change / Official says, 'The future is not plastic'
22.11.2022
PACKAGING
Trade associations criticise EU packaging waste proposal / Targets said to lack scientific support / Call for guidelines based on ecological impacts
22.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
NGOs raise concerns on EU's revision to waste legislation / Circularity rate of 8.6% “dangerous for Europe's future”
21.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENERGY
Germany completes first marine LNG terminal / Questions about speed of build up
18.11.2022
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
Net-zero plans not enough to keep global warming at 1.5C / Faster decarbonisation action, focus on cutting consumption priority – ZWE report
18.11.2022
E&E RECYCLING
New protocols on recovery, reuse, ecodesign for E&E components / Multinational C-Servees project
18.11.2022
BERRY GLOBAL
US packaging giant opts for European recyclate accreditation
17.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EMF says most firms to miss 2025 packaging targets / PCR use generally higher in 2021 / Virgin plastics consumption back to 2018 levels / Global progress report
16.11.2022
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Major sustainability transformations are difficult to achieve / Cconsumer goods companies often not on track – Bain report
16.11.2022
PLASTICS PACKAGING
Planned EU directive on packaging and packaging waste: Binding recyclate quotas from 2030, regulations for reusable containers / Isabell Schmidt from Germany‘s IK in an interview with PIE
16.11.2022
COVESTRO
Partnerships in China for PC, PU / Focus on advanced automotive applications
15.11.2022
CONSUMER GOODS
BPF highlights 15 products and initiatives that promote recycling and sustainability
15.11.2022
COVESTRO
Plans for “green” logistics pilot scheme in China / Move targets reductions in Scope 3 emissions
11.11.2022
BIOPLASTICS
Study casts doubt over home-compostable plastics packaging / Researchers question “effective or environmentally beneficial” waste processing method
11.11.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
German federal cabinet approves law to set up a single-use plastics fund / Trade associations criticise unnecessary bureaucratic costs
11.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
UK: Recoup first 'supporter' of BPF's Ocean Clean Sweep scheme / Over 140 members sign up against pellet loss
09.11.2022
PACKAGING GERMANY
Covid-led consumption falls slightly in 2020 / More waste in households, decline in trade and industry
09.11.2022
PET RECYCLING ITALY
Coripet expands plastic bottle reclaim initiative / Italy to approach targets set by SUP directive / 860 reverse-vending machines installed
08.11.2022
EU FLOOR COVERINGS
Walking on circular flooring solutions: EuFCA survey to gather data on potential market uptake of separated materials by plastics converters
07.11.2022
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