GAIA calls for more accountability from plastics treaty negotiations
Ahead of the resumption of the global plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2) later this year, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives…
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Smurfit Westrock’s Garrett Quinn discusses innovations in sustainable packaging
The recent coming together of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock to form Smurfit Westrock has resulted in a harmonisation of sustainability…
73% of consumers consider recyclable packaging an important purchase decision
Some 73% of consumers consider recyclable packaging to be an ‘essential’ (26%) or ‘nice to have’ (47%) factor in their…
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Cédric Dever on the challenge of tackling packaging waste
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Retail Summit takes place in London from 28 to 30 January, welcoming thought leaders and…
European Council signs off on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)
The European Council has signed off on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which will set binding re-use targets,…
Ability of mealworms to break down plastic challenged in new study
The ability of mealworms to digest and break down plastics has been challenged in a new study undertaken by researchers…
Coca-Cola ‘kicking the plastic bottle down the road’ with new commitments
Ocean conservation organisation Oceana has said that Coca-Cola is merely ‘kicking the plastic bottle down the road and into the…
Talks over plastic treaty end without agreement in South Korea
The INC-5 negotiations in Busan, South Korea, aimed at creating the first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution, have…
Fossil fuel lobbyists ‘flooding’ plastic treaty negotiations, says CIEL
Lobbyists for the fossil fuel and chemical industries are out in force at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) talks taking…
Belgium recycles 80% of its packaging waste
Belgium achieved a recycling rate of 80% for its packaging waste in 2022, new data from Statbel, the country’s statistics…