China will boost its plastic recycling and incineration capabilities, promote "green" plastic products and take action against the overuse of plastic in packaging and agriculture, it said in a 2021-2025 "five-year plan" published on Wednesday....

Developed by the machine vendor Pellenc ST and the digital watermarks technology provider Digimarc, the prototype, which combines the digital watermarks technology and NIR/VIS infrared for sorting of packaging waste, achieved a >95% ejection rate....

The organizations listed below respectfully request your veto of SB 343 (Allen). SB 343 is more than a labelling bill. By establishing stringent criteria for what can be labeled recyclable, SB 343 creates a definition...

Walmart has increased the percentage of post-consumer resin used in its private label packaging in North America, but the number is flat globally. Around the world, Walmart used about 2.87 billion pounds of plastic in...

The California Legislature is considering a bill by state Sen. Ben Allen that would prohibit a broad spectrum of packaging and consumer products from being labeled with the familiar “chasing arrows” recycling symbol or any...

Epichem’s novel technology that converts waste to energy is a game changer, and will take the company and parent PharmAust into the multi-billion dollar bioplastics and bio-ethanol energy markets. In early August, clinical stage biotech...

Although plastic pollution is one of the major health threats to the world, a surge of it in freshwater lakes could have an unexpected benefit: a rise in oxygen. The plastic become a breeding ground...

Industrial gas and chemicals company Linde has signed an agreement with Hydrogen Utopia International to use its plastic waste-to-hydrogen technology in Poland, HUI said Sept. 6. HUI is targeting a Eur3/kg ($3.56/kg) hydrogen sales price,...

All clean plastic packaging waste including soft plastic can now be placed in Irish household recycling bins. Minister of State for the Circular Economy Ossian Smyth TD said soft plastic can be placed in the...

The column titled “FPA’s Recycling Efforts Accelerate” in the May/June issue of FlexPack VOICE® discussed FPA’s work with The Recycling Partnership, as well as other initiatives, to improve recycling efforts nationwide. The article prompted this...

Integrated Plastics Packaging introduces a 100% polyethylene lamination suitable for dry mix products produced on HFFS equipment. The structure consists of a biaxially oriented PE print web and is laminated to a coextruded high barrier...

Integrated Plastic Packaging is pleased to share that in a successful collaboration with our valued partner Borouge in Dubai, a full polyethylene (PE) laminate side gusseted pouch has been developed using Borouge’s proprietary PE grades...

Namib desert beetles capture water droplets from fog. To fight water scarcity, an MIT-spinoff uses the same concept to capture and recycle vapor from cooling tower plumes, saving water and cutting costs in manufacturing facilities....

Finding new ways to address our environmental challenges is reliant on our ability to foster innovation to find ways of driving systemic change. To support such innovation and progress towards circularity, Huhtamaki, a key global...

Reusing plastic food containers may be sustainable but not necessarily hygienic, as they may be contaminated by microorganisms. Bacteria, mould and yeast are likely to grow on the surface of single-use plastic items. Microbial contamination...

Flexible packaging leader ProAmpac announces the launch of R-2000D, their newest patent-pending addition to the ProActive Recyclable® series of polyethylene-based structures. Designed to be a drop-in replacement for conventional multi-material laminates, R-2000D’s unique performance characteristics...

Flint Group Packaging Inks announced its ZenCode CG and ZenCode CS ink series have been assessed against the requirements of the Material Health category of the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard, achieving a Gold...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced Sarah Marshall has been promoted to Vice President, Sustainability. In this newly-created role, Marshall will be responsible for leading NOVA Chemicals’ long-term Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy, and managing the...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) would like to express its support and endorsement for the proposed DOE/EERE research program titled “Integrated Upcycling of Multilayer Films to Chemicals,” Topic Area 1: Novel Approaches to Recycling and...

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has invested almost £2 million in 14 projects - including one in Cambridge from Xampla - to address consumer problems with plastic packaging. Awarded funding through the Smart Sustainable Plastic...

Korea chemical companies are rushing to develop plastic recycling technology as part of their ongoing attempts to shift to more environmentally-friendly businesses. Plastic, in the past, used to be recycled mechanically, with collected plastic waste...

Several advanced recycling stakeholders are turning to blockchain technology to enable value chain traceability and visibility. Circulor, a leading provider of sustainable supply chain and dynamic carbon dioxide traceability, announced a partnership with the broad...

easyJet is introducing new uniforms for its cabin crew and pilots that are made from recycled plastic, with 45 bottles going into each outfit, the firm said. Up to half a million bottles will be...

Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions has once again been recognized for excellence in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance with inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE...

Amcor and Michigan State University’s (MSU) School of Packaging announced a new partnership, reflecting the parties’ shared commitment towards future talent, greater innovation and responsible packaging. Amcor plans to invest over $10 million in MSU’s...

Despite a rising interest in sustainability, the American economy still produces a lot of plastic waste—around 46 million tons each year, scientists say. Less than 10% of that gets recycled, meaning that Katy Perry’s plastic...

It looks like we’re going to have to work a whole lot harder to save the planet. Because New York’s ridiculous ban on plastic bags in supermarkets, restaurants and delis isn’t going to do the...

Samantha Jenkins was studying a number of types of fungus in a research project for her company, when one of the fungi made a bid for freedom. "Imagine a jar full of grain with a...