Karen Laird

What makes a plastic package sustainable? What strategies are companies using to reduce carbon footprint and improve recyclability, while still making sure that packages perform and meet consumer and brand owner expectations?

2023 was also a year in which sustainable packaging continued to gain momentum. This issue includes a case study for a medical device package for which one of the requirements was recyclability; a partnership aimed at bottle-to-bottle circularity; and an interview with Paul Antoniadis, of good natured Products

GuangDong DataBeyond Technology, a China-based high-tech company specialised in AI and optoelectronic integration-based intelligent sorting equipment, has raised nearly $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia China.

With the plenary vote on the proposed EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) just a short week away, the European natural mineral water and soft drink industries are urging MEPs to ensure a priority access to recycled content is part of the proposal.

Eco-packaging manufacturer Tipa’s home compostable  laminate for dry food and goods packaging such as spices, bread and snacks, will now also be produced and available in the US.

Enzymatic recycling pioneer Carbios and L'Oréal, the world’s leading personal care company, have been named the winners of the inaugural Pioneer Awards in the Industry category, presented by the Solar Impulse Foundation at the first World Alliance Summit.

Eco-Products has once again achieved recertification as a B Corporation, the company has announced, after going through the rigorous certification and verification process now for the third time already.

Using a compatibiliser developed by BASF, Teamplas Group, a leading manufacturer of recycled resin in Southeast Asia based on mixed post consumer waste, has successfully produced high-quality recycled pellets suitable for producing high-quality office equipment and car interior parts in combination with virgin materials.

Phabuilder Biotechnology Co., a China-based PHA manufacturing and engineering spinoff of China's tier 1 institute, Tsinghua University, and Hengxin Life Science & Technology Co., Ltd., a producer of disposable cups and tableware have announced what is claimed to be one of the largest orders in the PHA industry ever for PHA straw, coatings and injection-moulded products.

Hounslow has become the third borough in London to roll out a coffee pod recycling service, and the first local authority in west London to do so.

At the 2nd ICIS Recycled Polymers conference held last week in Chicago, Pyrowave introduced a new nanopurification technology that specifically addresses the problem of contaminants in plastic waste and in pyrolysis oil.

For the third year in succession, Trioworld has received the EcoVadis Platinum medal, the highest-level of recognition from EcoVadis, a leading provider of business sustainability ratings.

Amut has further bolstered its presence on the Iberian peninsula, the company has announced.

Process technology and energy expert Lummus Technology and Citroniq Chemicals, a producer of carbon-negative materials, have finalised their commitment to establish bio-polypropylene production in North America.

A new Horizon Europe project, launched 1 September 2023, aims to develop a resource-efficient way of capturing CO2 emissions from wastewater treatment plants for use in producing bio-based plastics for packaging.