Sun Chemical is taking part in a UK pilot project with Aldi, Arla, Polytag and Saica Flex. A fluorescent UV ink enables invisible marking of labels on milk bottles and the collection of data on their route through recycling.
BASF researchers argue that circularity for engineering plastics requires scalable sorting and a combination of recycling technologies. The approach depends on the polymer type and the composition of the waste stream.
Arburg has published its Sustainability Report 2025 as an interactive online PDF. The document presents progress under the arburgGREENworld programme, including ESG activities, resource efficiency, the circular economy and carbon footprint indicators.
The Superpan research project brings together Birka Composites, AIMPLAS and IDEKO to develop ultralight, multidirectionally reinforced panels for transport structures, with a focus on recyclability, automation and lower energy consumption.
Amcor received Gold and Silver distinctions at the Sustainability and Impact Awards 2026. The awarded initiatives include the CleanStream system for recycling household polypropylene waste and the Exclusive stick for Cut By Fred.
GreenDot and Duo Plast AG received the German Packaging Award 2026 for DUO EARTH YELLOW BACK, a stretch film containing post-consumer recyclate from household packaging waste collected via Germany's Yellow Bag/Yellow Bin system.
Sacmi hosted more than 300 participants from 66 countries at the Packaging Innovation Summit 2026 in Imola. The event focused on rigid packaging technologies, sustainability, digitalisation, process control and new materials.
The EU End-of-Life Vehicle Regulation has been published in the Official Journal and will enter into force on 13 August. It introduces mandatory recycled plastic content targets for new vehicle types, design requirements and rules on treatment of end-of-life vehicles.
Endolys has secured planning approval for a £125 million plastic film recycling facility in Darlington. The project includes 12 pyrolysis units and is expected to process up to 120,000 tonnes of film per year.
Indorama Ventures has launched a Zero Waste to Landfill initiative at PETValue Philippines, its bottle-to-bottle PET recycling site in Cavite. The project includes co-processing non-recyclable caps and labels as alternative fuel in cement manufacturing.
ReVentas has signed an engineering and licensing alliance agreement with KBR for solvent-based plastics recycling technology. The partnership is intended to accelerate the international deployment of a process that purifies PE and PP waste into pellets with properties close to virgin material.
The Re-cell project focuses on developing supercapacitors and structural batteries made from recycled carbon fibre for aviation applications. These solutions are intended to combine a load-bearing function with energy storage and support aircraft weight reduction.