The state’s Department of Environmental Protection said technologies still don’t exist at scale to reliably meet the requirements. The Association of Plastic Recyclers disagreed.
The Coca-Cola System is accelerating the global expansion of refillable glass and PET bottles, combining standardized packaging formats, local collection infrastructure and consumer engagement to build reusable packaging systems across markets.
The Coca-Cola Company is stepping up its global focus on refillable and reusable beverage packaging, as the company and its bottling partners expand returnable glass and PET bottle systems across multiple markets.
In a major leap for sustainable materials innovation, INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has officially kicked off advanced recycled plastic production at its Lavera site in Southern France, marking a critical shift in how high-performance plastics are made and reused.
McDonald’s must stop using disposable plastic cups for everyone eating at McDonald’s. This is the outcome of an enforcement request by the Fair Resource Foundation to the ILT inspectorate. The inspectorate has established that McDonald’s has violated the rules for years and unfairly charged customers extra for disposable cups. The inspectorate is therefore imposing a penalty of up to 3.75 million euros if the fast-food chain does not switch to reusable cups by 5 January 2027 at the latest.
The UK-India Free Trade Agreement entered into force today, and UK Business & Trade Secretary Peter Kyle is holding up a new packaging partnership between Imperial College London spinout Polymateria and Indian food brand Mother Dairy as a flagship example of what the deal can deliver. The two companies have launched what’s being called the world’s first naturally degradable milk pouch, now on shelves nationwide across India.
MONACO, France, September 25, 2026 — At LUXE PACK Monaco, Silgan Dispensing is introducing its Melodie Pirouette SNI 13 pump for molded glass, an innovative solution designed to create new growth opportunities in the fragrance market by enabling perfume houses to extend luxury fragrance packaging across a full range of refillable molded glass formats.
Driven by increasingly on-the-go lifestyles and ever more targeted skincare formulas, Nuon Medical is developing combined solutions shaped by the projects of brands that have made its concepts their own. At Luxe Pack Monaco, here is a selection of what's new.
Amcor’s Liquiflex® VFFS packaging system combines compact equipment, rapid changeovers, precise filling and flexible film technology to help foodservice manufacturers improve throughput while reducing waste and packaging complexity.
Amcor has developed the Liquiflex® packaging system, a vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) solution designed specifically for foodservice applications such as sauces, dressings, soups, condiments, vegetables, proteins and other liquid or semi-liquid products.
The European Union is playing an important role in pushing product-level sustainability information forward.
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) establishes the framework for Digital Product Passports across relevant product categories.
At the same time, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is reshaping the packaging landscape around recyclability, recycled content, packaging waste reduction and sustainability requirements.
