Recycling & Sustainability

Developed and manufactured in house, Starlid GPE-CL is an extrusion coated lidding film specifically formulated and processed on Sappi Rockwell’s solvent-free coating line. It is designed to outperform all other lidding films.

A collaboration of European companies, associations and organisations representing the entire value chain have agreed a common position on the essentials for collecting flexible packaging waste in a circular economy.

Leaders from the horticulture sector have come together to write to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) backing the principles of the recently announced Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) consultation on…

The pandemic has seen an increase in the amount of cardboard packaging in people’s homes, with the nation’s hoarding of boxes meaning that valuable raw material is being kept out of the recycling system 

Certificates follow the strictest calculation method and are audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The new standard ensures maximum transparency for customers and offers evidence-based documentation for consumers, legislators and other…

Recycled polymers from waste plastic packaging can be used in non-packaging applications, reports Axion, one of 20 organisations involved in PlastiCircle, a pioneering pan-European research project.

Mars UK, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever, have collaborated to form a £1 million fund to help make flexible plastic recycling economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers.

Sonoco Europe, a unit of Sonoco, has become a member of the Industry Council for Packaging & the Environment (INCPEN).

The pioneering initiative provides a unique insight into how companies packaging choices can reduce their impact on the environment. Through the collaborative design process customers will be able compare the environmental performance of…

Metsä Board - European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group - has designed easily recyclable packaging for the new Chopin Organic Rye Vodka range at its Excellence Centre in Äänekoski, Finland.