RecyClass certifications attained at Coveris sites
8 July 2026
Two French sites and one in the UK have gained Level 2 RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification, indicating Coveris' "commitment to transparency and circularity in…
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Amcor invests in new production line for recycle-ready films
5 March 2026
Amcor has invested in a new production line at its Amcor Flexibles site in Lugo di Vicenza, Italy, as part of efforts to expand production…
Coveris advances No Waste strategy with ReCover Paper
17 October 2025
Coveris has expanded its ReCover recycling division by integrating ReCover Paper, combining its paper and plastic recycling capabilities under a single platform.
Herma addresses HDPE packaging recycling
12 June 2025
Herma has had three wash off self-adhesive label materials for HDPE packaging certified by the cyclos-HTP Institute.
Packaging EPR recycling standards welcomed by UK sector
6 January 2025
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced a recyclability assessment methodology (RAM) for liable producers who supply household packaging, effective…
Comexi partners for plastics packaging production data tie-up
6 November 2023
Software collaboration with digital solutions company Re: will give plastic processors and packaging producers more digitally connected shopfloors.
Coveris opens ‘innovative’ plastic recycling site
6 June 2023
Coveris has announced the opening of its new plastics recycling facility in Louth, UK, which it says ‘creates a new lifecycle for printed PE packaging…
New study suggests packaging innovation needs to accelerate
18 May 2022
A new study suggests that even in 2040 as much as a a fifth of all food packaging could still be landfilled or incinerated
Major investment to overhaul plastic recycling in Sweden
31 August 2021
Site Zero will be able to recycle all plastic packaging from Swedish households and make plastics circular – completely without any carbon dioxide emissions.
Iggesund pushes plastic alternative
30 June 2020
Iggesund has called on the food packaging sector to adopt plasterboard alternatives to plastic.
Plastic packaging hit in the Budget
11 March 2020
A plastic packaging tax is due to come into force from April 2022
Label&Print show springs back
20 March 2019
With high quality speakers, 300 industry suppliers and a record-breaking 6922 visitors, Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print had a triumphant return to Birmingham’s NEC.
Plastic-free cereal packaging revealed
12 March 2019
Two Birds Cereals has unveiled new plastic-free, home-compostable packaging.
Swanline to remove all plastic substrates
24 January 2019
Swanline Paper and Board has committed to removing all plastic substrates from its product portfolio by January 2020.
Chancellor promises plastic tax
5 November 2018
Chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond In his address to the House of Commons the chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced that food and…