Deposit schemes cause seven-week reset
A whitepaper study on deposit return schemes (DRS) has found that it takes just seven weeks for most shoppers to rethink their relationship with...
Recycling veterans to roll-out facilities across US
Two recycling industry veterans have combined forces once again in an attempt to expand plastics recycling across the US.
Leon Farahnik (pictured right), chairman of...
Intertape Polymer Group goes private
Clearlake Capital Group has completed the acquisition of Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), a North American provider of protective packaging solutions.
As a result of the...
Romania readies itself for DRS
Norwegian recycler Tomra has opened an office in Romania and is ready to support stakeholders that will operate return points in the soon-to-be-launched deposit...
Jaguars tackle conversion in the end zone
PureCycle is teaming up with the Jacksonville Jaguars American Football team to help divert “more than half a million pieces of plastics waste at...
Winpak’s Winnipeg plant granted ISCC approval
Winpak has been granted the ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) Plus certificate for its largest facility in North America.
The certification at the Winnipeg,...
Private equity firm purchases Petainer
Private equity firm Ara Partners has acquired Petainer, a manufacturer of PET packaging for the soft drinks, beer, water and other CPG sectors.
Led by...
Lift-Off initiative takes off
Amcor has announced the next phase of its inaugural Amcor Lift-Off initiative, which was launched in April as part of a strategy to invest...
NextLoopp closes in on rPP loop
NextLoopp, the global project set up to close the loop on food-grade PP, has undertaken its first full-scale packaging production trials using its novel...
Sidel to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Sidel has pledged to halve its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and has confirmed that all of its sites will be 100 per...
