The European Parliament, voting at its plenary session Sept. 3, on revision of the directive on packaging and packaging Waste, accepted Commission proposals to increase recovery and recycling targets ...

Over the past few years, the world’s governments have clamped down on packaging waste due to the increased awareness of environmental issues. Although due to environmental protection, it can also be ...

Packaging law case rulings have shaped how products are designed, labelled and handled across Europe. Drawing on decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and General Court, this article ...

France has issued a new decree tightening national rules on packaging and recycling, expanding producer obligations and strengthening oversight of how packaging waste is collected, sorted and ...

Today, economic development is impossible without packaging: it makes products convenient to use and recognizable, protects them from mechanical damage, and ensures their transportation. Increasingly, ...

The European Parliament has voted in favour of banning BPA and ‘forever chemicals’ in food packaging, and MEPs want to eliminate ‘less necessary’ packaging such as very lightweight plastic carrier ...

Governments pushed for various concessions before agreeing a joint position on legislation designed to reduce the amount of packaging material discarded annually, and Dutch environment minister ...

Data centers have a unique opportunity to promote large-scale change in sustainable waste management by adopting a circular model for their packaging materials. Specialized Packaging Group CEO Paul ...

“Microplastic particles are currently found almost everywhere – in water, food, fish, and even breast milk,” says Artūras Torkelis, a PhD student at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). He ...

As detailed in the latest report by Towards Packaging, the Europe plastic packaging market is forecast to grow from USD ...