Though we try our best to recycle the single-use plastic items we use daily, there are some plastics that take a lot more effort to reuse than just tossing them into the recycle bin. And...

Packaging is an integral part of a product in today’s developed world. And yet, with today’s environmental concerns, reducing waste and energy usage while increasing overall product sustainability has been the priority. A major challenge...

Canada’s federal government will mandate recycled plastic be used in bottles, foam protective packaging, films and other products. But first, officials are asking for public input on important details. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC),...

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, is introducing its new Renew™ Zero 100% recycled content, carbon neutral air cushioning film for use with its AirSpeed® systems across Europe. The polyethylene (PE) film is...

Using recycled plastic is good business for Advanced Drainage Systems, but recent reports and interviews make clear that it’s not always painless. Hilliard, Ohio-based Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) recycles hundreds of millions of pounds of...

Reduce, reuse and recycle have always been the pillars of sustainability. But what happens if one of them doesn’t work? Recycling, which combines the other two Rs, works well for many materials. Take for instance...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week submitted its report, “An Assessment of Mass Balance Accounting Methods for Polymers Workshop Report,” to Congress. The following statement may be attributed to Joshua Baca,...

When Walmart rolled out a new grocery delivery service, it tested a bold premise: customers letting a stranger walk into their homes to deliver milk, eggs and other products directly into the fridge. Now that expanding service, InHome, is testing...

Glenroy® Inc., a leading sustainable flexible packaging company has announced they have joined the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) effective January 2022. The membership demonstrates their commitment to the success of plastic recycling and the...

‘Eco-friendly’ and ‘sustainable’ have both become climate change buzzwords in recent years, increasingly used by brands in campaigns to promote their climate-saving credentials, The main issue with this is that many of these brands are...

Upcycling polyethylene (the normal ubiquitous plastic we are all familiar with) into high-value plastics that can compete with “virgin” plastic (meaning plastics made directly from petro-chemicals) is a fiendish problem to solve. The fact that...

CEFLEX recently launched plans for a next-generation recycling plant that it hopes will be complete by the end of 2023. This marks the creation of the first commercial waste processing site based around its Quality...

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) and Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) created a Workgroup to create the draft Model Legislation for minimum post-consumer recycled plastic content in trash and carry-out bags and food, beverage,...

LyondellBasell announced its investment in a Circular Plastics Fund led by global venture fund Infinity Recycling. This investment expands the company’s venture capital activities to help eliminate plastic waste in the environment and advance the...

This laser slitter will allow the British company to explore new market opportunities by commercialising innovative and sustainable packaging formats. The innovative technology of Comexi, a global supplier of solutions for the flexible packaging printing...

An Atlanta company is making the world a cleaner place with new technology. Nexus Circular in southwest Atlanta has converted millions of pounds of landfill-bound plastics back into oil and wax to be used for...

Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has been recognized as a Supplier Engagement Leader in the 2021 Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) conducted by CDP, an international non-profit organization...

BW Flexible Systems, a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, has reduced carbon emissions at its Italian facilities by 92% via a partnership with E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks. As of January 1,...

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, and Henkel are helping consumers to wash dishes more sustainably by creating a completely new reuse packaging concept. The two companies worked together on a packaging solution...

UK headquartered sustainable flexible packaging business, Eco Flexibles, has shared perspective on the growing importance of ‘green’ statements in FMCG retail strategy. Eco Flexibles, which partners with brands, packers and retailers to develop high-performance lightweight...

Innovia Films latest development is Propacast™ KF a clear cast polypropylene film that has been specifically designed as a lamination solution for HFFS, VFFS and lidding applications. Stephen Langstaff, Business Development Manager, Packaging at Innovia...

Almost 200 environmental and community groups demanded that the Biden administration stop purchasing plastic bags and other single-use plastics products, in a formal petition filed. Because the U.S. government is the single largest consumer of...

Progressive reduction of fossil fuel-based plastics is crucial to tackling climate change, the EU's top environmental official said, ahead of a United Nations meeting to launch talks on a world-first treaty to combat plastic pollution....

Flexible packaging developer Eco Flexibles has predicted that the packaging market will shift in 2022 as data takes a more central role in sustainability strategies. Eco Flexibles, which helps brands reduce their carbon footprint with...

Award-winning Liquipure® ultra mono-material flexible packaging will now be available to customers across the globe. Successfully introduced in the U.S. last year, this game-changing bag-in-box solution will now also be produced at Liquibox bag manufacturing...

Honeywell and Avangard Innovative will form a joint venture to build an advanced recycling plant in Texas to turn end-of-life plastic waste into recycled polymer feedstock to make new plastics. The companies announced their plans...

As more and more consumers become environmentally conscious, it’s vital for businesses to embrace sustainability in their packaging. In fact, this should be a priority among businesses across all niches, as statistics show that more...

Aligned on the growing importance of environmentally responsible products in the baby and toddler market, Smart Plastic Technologies and Munchkin, Inc. announced today that they have signed an exclusive joint development agreement to create baby...