PepsiCo’s latest packaging data offer a useful snapshot of how one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies is progressing on plastic reduction and circularity. PepsiCo’s 2025 ESG Performance Metrics …
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Europe’s Packaging Paradox: Plastic Use Grew 11% Despite the Sustainability Push
New data from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre shows that plastic was the only major packaging material to grow between 2011 and 2025. The findings reveal a difficult reality: …
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Mars Reports 9.2% Recycled Content: What Its 2025 Results Say About Packaging Targets
Sustainability targets are intended to define a direction of travel. Yet when their deadline arrives, the results do not always correspond to the level of ambition initially established. Mars’ latest …
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Paper tube packaging has long occupied an ambiguous position in the sustainability debate. While the visible tube body may contain a high percentage of paper, the shoulder, closure and functional …
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New EU PPWR FAQ document clarifies the first application phase
The European Commission has published an extensive set of answers to the questions raised by companies and national authorities since the adoption of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The …
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Consumers care about recycling. They say they want recyclable packaging, they expect brands to reduce environmental impact, and they increasingly associate packaging choices with sustainability. But caring about recycling is …
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The New Materialist: designing the materials that could reshape products and packaging
In Packaging, materials are not simply a technical choice. They are one of the most direct ways to change the physical reality of products, supply chains and, ultimately, consumer culture. …
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While regulatory attention often focuses on packaging placed on the market, the transition towards circularity also involves the waste streams generated within industrial processes. Some of these materials, including technical …
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There is something oddly familiar about opening the bathroom door of a hotel room. Whether the hotel is in New York, Milan, Dubai or Singapore, guests are often greeted by …
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The package looks the same, it performs the same, most consumers would never notice a difference. Yet its carbon footprint may be significantly lower. For years, sustainable packaging innovation has …