As brands roll back packaging pledges, recycled plastic is taking center stage — but at what cost? Here's why integrating ...

When 2025 began, packaging experts agreed that the number one trend in their industry this year would be sustainable ...

Plastics have also eased the world’s reliance on older materials, and on the living beings from which many of them came.

By 2021 annual production had roughly doubled, with the trade in plastics (and goods containing it) estimated to be worth ...

Recognising how microplastics find their way into packaging and the consequences they pose is essential for creating ...

Packaging Europe members may already be aware of the previous guide to global plastics regulation we published last year.

One of the market’s leading compostable packaging companies adds its voice to the vision of achieving a sustainable future ...

Every year, some 5.6 MM tonnes (t) of plastic packaging winds up in house-hold waste in Germany after being used just once.

and has already eliminated over 1,800 tons of plastic packaging material. But, it’s not just removing single-use plastic from packaging that matters. Package design goes beyond simply selecting ...

Concerns about BPA have led to calls for banning it. The European Union is set to ban BPA in food contact materials such as plastic packaging, coated containers, reusable bottles, water coolers ...

Whether through plastic containers, films, or coatings, packaging materials contribute significantly to microplastic pollution, sometimes in unexpected ways. Plastic packaging is ubiquitous ...