Eco-plastics in Packaging
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Key resource for the plastics packaging industries. Breaking news and the latest developments, innovations, investments within the Industry.
London, UK
Joined June 2010
Beauty brands urged to join UK packaging recycling scheme - #beautypackaging #recycling #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments
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A new UK scheme aims to improve recycling of hard to recycle beauty packaging and cosmetics waste.
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US Plastics Pact sets out EPR policy position - #extendedproducerresponsibility #regulations #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments
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The US Plastics Pact has released a policy paper on EPR, outlining key principles to inform EPR legislation for plastics packaging.
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Global print and packaging firms launch sustainability manifesto - #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments
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Print and packaging companies launch a Sustainable Print Manifesto to create a unified approach to reducing environmental impact across sectors.
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Nelipak completes purchase of Merrill’s Packaging - #acquisition #thermoforming #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments
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Nelipak has purchased Merrills Packaging, adding two ISO certified sites and thermoforming capability for healthcare markets.
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Schwarz Group sets 95 per cent recycling goal - #recycling #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability
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Schwarz Group plans to lift its internal material recycling rate to 95 per cent by 2030 while removing thermal recovery from its definition of recycling.
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Matterr plans PET depolymerisation plant in Germany - #depolymerisation #pet #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments
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Matterr plans a 10,000 tonne PET depolymerisation plant in Knapsack to demonstrate its chemical recycling technology.
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Precision Concepts International to close North Carolina plant - #injectionmoulding #northamerica #rigidpackaging #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #plant closure
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Precision Concepts International will close its Mebane facility on 1 February 2026, affecting 59 jobs, following a year of acquisitions.
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Georgia to ban certain single-use plastics from 2026 - #regulation #single-useplastics #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments
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Georgia will ban certain single use plastics for food contact from 2026, with transitional periods for existing stock and rules for food service businesses.
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Aduro and ECOCE launch hydrochemolytic recycling study #recycling #research
https://t.co/g9LZj71Lug Clean Technologies and Mexican non-profit organisation ECOCE have agreed a long-term collaboration to examine w
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Aduro and ECOCE begin a long term study to assess whether Hydrochemolytic Technology can recycle flexible plastics packaging in Mexico.
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Aduro and ECOCE launch Hydrochemolytic plastics recycling study #recycling #research
https://t.co/g9LZj71Lug Clean Technologies and Mexican nonprofit organisation ECOCE have agreed a long-term collaboration to e
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Aduro and ECOCE begin a long term study to assess whether Hydrochemolytic Technology can recycle flexible plastics packaging in Mexico.
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Circular Colorado launches recycled plastics innovation hub #recycledcontent
https://t.co/U4c9vRipus
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Circular Colorado and Direct Polymers are creating a recycled plastics innovation hub to support new products and expand local end markets.
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55 organisations join UK Packaging Pact ahead of 2026 launch - #circulareconomy #material #wastemanagement #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments
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55 organisations, including major retailers and waste management firms, join the UK Packaging Pact ahead of its April 2026 launch.
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European Commission urged to prioritise EU recycled plastics - #europe #recycledcontent #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #EU
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European recyclers urge the European Commission to favour recycled plastics sourced from Europe in mandatory content targets to protect recycling capacity.
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Nelipak completes purchase of Merrills Packaging - #acquisition #thermoforming #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments
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Nelipak has purchased Merrills Packaging, adding two ISO certified sites and thermoforming capability for healthcare markets.
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Clean Planet Energy plans new pyrolysis plant in England - #pyrolysis #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments #uk
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Clean Planet Energy has applied to build a 25,000 tonnes each year plastics pyrolysis plant in England.
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Issue 280: How one machinery maker is taking on the challenge to boost recycling rates - #packaging #sustainablepackaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments
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Features include, Beauty packaging, Taxation, Bottles& tubes, Blow moulding, Chemical recycling, Aseptic filling
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Switzerland plans 55 per cent plastics recycling target - #europe #recycling #packaging #sustainablepackaging #legislation #packagingmarket #sustainability
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Switzerland’s draft packaging rules would extend producer responsibility and set a 55 per cent recycling target for single use plastics.
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ProAmpac to buy TC Transcontinental Packaging for $1.51bn - #acquisition #packaging #packagingmarket #sustainability #investments
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ProAmpac plans to buy TC Transcontinental Packaging for $1.51bn, expanding its global reach and next generation packaging capabilities.
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Alpla begins pilot for food-grade rHDPE - #foodpackaging #hdpe #recycledcontent - Alpla has launched a four-year pilot project in the Netherlands to develop a process for producing food-safe HDPE plastics from recycled material. The project is being carried out at a pilot p
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Alpla begins pilot for food-grade rHDPE - #foodpackaging #hdpe #recycledcontent - Alpla has launched a four-year pilot project in the Netherlands to develop a process for producing food-safe HDPE plastics from recycled material. The project is being carried out at a pilot plant
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