The plastics industry is evaluating new circularity solutions for materials needed for packaging that may not have a viable alternative compared with other materials targeted for elimination or ...

A European startup which aims to replace plastic packaging with tree bark-based technology has successfully raised €1 million at the pre-seed stage with investors. Bpacks has developed a composite ...

A bill to be discussed Thursday in the New Jersey Legislature would require all such materials used in the state to be recyclable or compostable by 2034. Paper packaging materials sit inside a ...

The US Plastic Pact announced a voluntary plan Jan. 25 to phase out 11 materials they consider “problematic or unnecessary,” by 2025, because they’re not recycled at effective levels or they’re ...

A wood-based packaging solution, developed by Holmen Iggesund, one of the largest producers of premium fiber-based paperboard in Europe, demonstrates how three-dimensional formable products, such as ...

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...