Today the Council has reached an agreement ('general approach') on a proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The aim is to tackle the increase in packaging waste generated in the ...

Most debates about packaging waste focus on household recycling, while the heavier costs pile up in factories, warehouses and distribution hubs. Industrial packaging waste—pallet wrap, strapping, ...

Labelling, marking and information requirements (e.g. on material composition or recycled content) should facilitate consumer sorting and consumer choices. pre-packed fruit and vegetables of less than ...

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 ...

No one questions the fact that ecommerce packaging waste is a major problem, clogging the planet with yet more plastic and cardboard. The twofold question then becomes, what is being done about it, ...

It’s become increasingly difficult to ignore the impact waste and carbon emissions are having on the climate, from changing weather patterns to rising sea levels. While many countries across the globe ...

Or will politics get in the way? Authored by David Buckby - Senior Research Analyst, Films and Flexible Packaging at Wood Mackenzie The European Union (EU) is in the midst of revising its rules around ...

Despite packaging waste having risen over the past decade, seven EU countries achieved the 2030 goal of recycling at least 70% of all packaging waste as early as 2023. More than 79 million tonnes of ...

Plastic packaging waste is everywhere. Our plastic bottles, food wrappings, and grocery bags litter the landscape and pollute the global environment. A new study explores the global patterns of ...