The study – which gathered insights from 1,693 shoppers in the UK, France, Germany and Italy, found:

How2Recycle Updates Guidelines with Key Changes to Packaging Recyclability

How2Recycle®, the leading standardized recycling labeling system in North America, has released its semi-annual Guidelines for Use, bringing notable updates to recyclability designations for two key packaging formats. These changes reflect the latest data on collection, sorting, and end-market capabilities, ensuring labels accurately represent current recycling realities.

At LIVE 2025, attendees will have the opportunity to take a virtual reality tour showcasing Tata Steel UK’s EAF technology, with the aim of producing packaging steel by 2030. Additionally, at Packaging Innovations on 13 February, Tata Steel’s Nick Silk, Head of Product Development and Customer Technical Support, and Sarah Passmore, Head of Commercial Strategy, Packaging, will give a presentation on ‘Electrifying Packaging Steel’ at 1:30 pm on the Materials and Supply Chain stage.

Siegwerk has introduced what it reports is the first nitrocellulose (NC) free ink series specifically designed for surface printing on polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) packaging.