The use of bioplastics in packaging applications is emerging as a more sustainable alternative to conventional non-biodegradable plastics derived from fossil sources. However, further research is needed to ensure that biodegradable and/or compostable plastics can meet the necessary requirements to preserve and extend the shelf life of packaged products.
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Legal requirements, above all the EU packaging and packaging waste directive (PPWR), and the sustainability goals of global brands are increasing the demand for post-consumer recycled pellets to be used in sensitive applications such as food or cosmetics packaging, as well as in secondary packaging. These specifications increase the demands on the production capacity and process stability of recycling plants in order to guarantee high output volumes with a consistently high quality.
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A joint initiative of EuPC, EXPRA, EPRO, NMWE, PETCORE Europe, and UNESDA has led to the publication of a comprehensive guidance document to support waste management operators and sorters in setting up third-party certification of quality assurance systems for recycled materials and articles.
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New research from Aquapak shows that the majority (70%) of British consumers admit they are confused by what packaging can and can’t be recycled.
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Infinitum AS is the leading foundation that manages Norway’s deposit-return scheme since 1999. Norwegians are world champions when it comes to returning their empty bottles and cans. In Norway, all producers and importers of beverages, in either cans or non-refillable bottles (PET), can register their products in the deposit system.
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Steel for Packaging Europe has confirmed the highest ever EU recycling rate for steel packaging, bringing the steel packaging sector even closer to fully closing the material loop.
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Currently, there are no standardized procedures to comprehensively assess these risks. The SAFEREUSE project, funded by IVACE+i and the ERDF, ensures food safety and consumer health protection. The methodology will provide a system to help market surveillance authorities, manufacturers, and retailers ensure that reusable packaging meets required safety standards.
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Building on the world’s first “open‐managed” reuse system for hot and cold drink cups in Aarhus, Denmark, Tomra Reuse this week unveiled a Reuse Collection Point (RCP) capable of handling food packaging for the first time.
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The new Horizon Europe-funded GRECO project provides innovative biobased, biodegradable and recyclable food packaging based on novel PLA copolymers, functional coatings, additives and green catalysts. GRECO aims to demonstrate the life cycle and techno-economic feasibility of greener and safer bioplastics value chains for the food packaging sector, based on a safe and sustainable-by-design strategy.
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If all plastic packaging in Stockholm households were sorted correctly, residents could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 40,000 tonnes per year. This corresponds to half of the fossil emissions generated by household waste. Now, an innovative project in Hammarby Sjöstad is showing how this can become a reality.
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Clothing, fashion accessories and cosmetics are some of the worst performing product categories when it comes to consumer perceptions about how effectively they are tackling the amount and recyclability of packaging used in the UK. This is according to new research by Aquapak, which specialises in developing high performance, environmentally safe materials to reduce plastic pollution and improve recycling,
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