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Plastic bottles easier to recycle with new degradable glue

A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to better-quality recycled plastic, a new study has shown. ( Read more... )

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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

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Close the Glass Loop releases new report on the performance of packaging glass recycling in Europe

Close the Glass Loop has unveiled the most comprehensive report to date on the Performance of Packaging Glass Recycling in Europe. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: Close the Glass Loop

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Circular Valley Convention 2025: The countdown to the launch of the global platform for the circular economy is underway

In just a few days, the Circular Valley Convention (CVC) will open its doors at the Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf. On March 12-13, 2025, this pioneering platform for the industrial circular economy will bring together leading figures from business, science, politics, and society under the theme “Uniting Industries for a Circular Tomorrow”. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: The Circular Valley Convention

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EU Project CIRCULAR FoodPack shows ways to make flexible food packaging circular

After three and a half years of intensive research, the EU project CIRCULAR FoodPack has developed new processes to effectively recycle flexible polyethylene food packaging, blazing the trail for a sustainable circular economy in this sector. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: CIRCULAR FoodPack

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Collaboration, Innovation and Getting the Basics Right in Packaging Recycling

The Confederation of Paper Industries’ Dimitra Rappou discusses the technical and regulatory challenges shaping the growing paper-based packaging industry. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: Easyfairs

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Guidelines for complying with the European Directive on single-use plastics

Over the last few months, in Spain there has been a change in the design of beverage containers, with the attachment of the cap to the neck of the bottle, motivated by a legislative obligation ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

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Pineapple, orange and rice for new biodegradable packaging materials

59 million tons of food are wasted annually in the EU. About 30% of this waste is generated during cultivation and processing, resulting in the accumulation of losses, residues and by-products (post-harvest plant biomass, pulps, peels, manure, whey, etc.). These types of feedstocks, due to their high potential, could be reused or recycled as substrates in new value chains ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

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Packaging’s sustainable blueprint

The momentum behind sustainability and shifts in consumer behaviour continues to have profound implications for the packaging industry ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: London Packaging Week

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New EEA monitoring tool reviews progress on plastics circularity in Europe

Plastics production and consumption patterns across Europe remain unsustainable and need to be made more circular to reduce waste, pollution, climate change and other negative impacts on the environment according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published today. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: European Environment Agency (EEA)