INFOPACK NEWS _ 21/06/2025

Markets - Circular Economy

Boosting urban circularity by transforming organic waste into new products for industry

The generation of urban waste is an inevitable consequence of human activity, with the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) being the largest component of it, representing 42%. In this sense, the management of organic waste (OFMSW and sewage sludge) is becoming a major concern and, at the same time, an opportunity for Europe. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

Markets - Circular Economy

Renewable and Recyclable Polyurethane: The Key to a Circular Life Cycle in the Packaging Industry

Polyurethane materials are widely used in industry due to their versatility and mechanical and thermal properties. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

Markets - Circular Economy

Transforming plastic: New raw materials that boost sustainability

In a world where environmental challenges are redefining the packaging industry, the transition to more sustainable materials has become a priority ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

Markets - Circular Economy

Reusable packaging, requirements and trends to comply with sustainability legislation

In recent years, sustainability in the field of packaging has become a fundamental pillar in the environmental policies of the European Union, especially after the recent approval of Regulation 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Goodbye to single-use packaging?

The European Packaging Regulation establishes the progressive elimination of certain single-use packaging formats, which will particularly affect key sectors such as HORECA (Hotels, Restaurants and Cafeterias). Thus, from 2030, certain packaging will disappear from the market. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene BRAND: ITENE

Markets - Food

From sustainability to safety: the role of food assessment in recycled materials

It is because of this growing concern for sustainability that, as a consequence, the use of recycled materials for the manufacture of new materials in various industries, including the food industry, has become imperative. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Food BRAND: ITENE

Markets - Logistics

How to evaluate and optimize the packaging of your products

Economic dynamism, communications and changes in consumption have led to a boom in international trade operations. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Logistics BRAND: ITENE

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Packaging faces the challenges of new European labelling legislation

The packaging industry has a period of adaptation ahead of it until 2028 to bring packaging labelling in line with the requirements of the European Packaging Regulation and those of Directive (EU) 2024/825 on Environmental Claims, better known as the Greenwashing Directive. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene BRAND: ITENE

News - Circular Economy

From recent national legislation to the European Regulation

Packaging and packaging waste issues have historically been the focus of national and EU legislation. As is well known, at European level we had the Packaging Directive 94/62/EC (1), which has been a stable reference framework in this area for several decades and has allowed the consolidation of extended producer responsibility schemes for improving the collection and management of household packaging waste throughout Europe. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

News - general

A guide to understanding and adapting to the European Packaging Regulation

The regulation that redefines packaging ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: general BRAND: ITENE