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Flow’s aluminum water bottles, ProAmpac wins packaging awards

This week in industry news, Flow launched new products in “cutting-edge” eco-friendly packaging. Meanwhile, ProAmpac was recognized at the 2024 Excellence in Flexography Awards by the Flexographic Technical Association and South Mill Champs expanded its distribution network by offering customized mushroom packaging...Read More


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EPR in the UK: Defra reveals illustrative base fees for packaging

Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has published details of initial (indicative) extended producer responsibility (EPR) packaging base fees for the UK beginning in 2025.

We speak to Robbie S. , head of Policy at Ecosurety , and Jim Bligh , director of Corporate Affairs and Packaging at The Food and Drink Federation , for insight...Read More

“Double standard” games? Environmentalists slam plastic reduction claims at Paris 2024

While organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games had promised “waste-free” games with “zero plastic,” “the reality couldn’t be further from these statements,” according to Bénédicte Kj?r Kahlat , legal officer at Zero Waste France .

We speak with Kahlat about how the games’ main sponsor, Coca-Cola, may have greenwashed and caused significant pollution during the event...Read More

Veolia upcycles Tesco packaging into furniture

Waste management service provider Veolia is recycling soft plastics dropped off by customers at Tesco stores into outdoor furniture and garden equipment in a series of community gardens designed for NHS Property Services.

Veolias’ recycling process can turn soft plastic such as bread bags and crisp packets into items such as benches, decking, tables and raised beds...Read More

Infinity Recycling secures multi-million financing to boost plastic reduction and recycling efforts

Infinity Recycling, a Dutch growth equity investor, has teamed up with Blue Invest and the European Investment Fund (EIF) to tackle the growing global plastic waste problem.

As global plastic consumption is expected to double by 2050, there is a need for sustainable and scalable recycling technologies...Read More


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