France’s push to cut down on single-use plastics is reshaping the packaging industry, with companies having to adapt to meet ...

At a time when synthetic plastic has polluted nearly every corner of the globe and appeared in food and in the human body, ...

As the packaging industry faces growing pressure to adopt sustainable practices, plastic wrap – once a go-to solution – is ...

IISc researchers have created a groundbreaking biodegradable foam made from bio-derived materials, providing a sustainable ...

Plastic packaging and food ware are some of the first targets of California’s ambitious and far-reaching program to achieve a “Circular Economy” ...

The government has released detailed UK waste estimates, compiled to meet the requirements set by official reporting guidelines.

Although global polymer demand has been stable in recent years, a lack of recycling capacity has prevented more than 100 ...

Rather than a potential triumph, the compostable plastics we use look increasingly like a tragedy. Andy Extance looks at the ...

Finnish company Valmet has expanded its IQ Quality Control System (QCS) portfolio with four new IQ Measurements for the ...

This move closely follows a host of chocolate and confectionery swaps away from plastic into paper-based wrappers with ...

Biobased and biodegradable plastics are the ideal replacement for conventional plastic, even though they are currently more expensive than petroleum-based plastics. As consumer awareness of biobased ...

"By the end of 2025, the company aims to stop using all plastic packaging and obtain 100% of McDonald's meal packaging materials from renewable materials. Practices introduced this year have ...