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July 9, 2026

Circular Economy, Innovation, Packaging, PET, Plastic Market, Plastic Packaging, Plastic Recycling Market, Raw Materials admin

DePoly Inaugurates its Showcase Plant in Monthey Switzerland

What if used plastic bottles, PET packaging material and polyester textiles could become raw materials just as high performing as virgin resources? That is the ambition of DePoly, a circular materials company based in Sion, Switzerland which inaugurated its Showcase Plant in Monthey on July 6th & 7th. The first depolymerization facility of its kind...

July 7, 2026

Advanced Materials, Circular Economy, Food Packaging, Packaging, Plastic Packaging admin

From plastic waste to chocolate wrappers: LYB and Mondelez collaborate on Marabou flexible packaging sourced from recycled plastic

Global chemical leader LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced an innovative flexible packaging solution for Marabou chocolate bars, developed in collaboration with Mondelez International, Amcor, Taghleef Industries and other key industry players. Using LYB CirculenRevive polymers with 100% attributed recycled content via an ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approach, Mondelez is now able to offer packaging sourced...

January 8, 2026

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DataLase introduces 'revolutionary' clear-to-white coating for plastic bottles

Laser printing specialist DataLase has announced the launch of a 'revolutionary' clear-to-white coating for plastic bottles. The solution is said to eliminate filmic and paper materials while delivering 'full label-equivalent functionality'.

August 27, 2025

Circular Economy, Innovation, Plastic Packaging, Plastic Recycling Market, Recycling admin

Sour cream cups with 30% recycled polystyrene available at Aldi

Sour cream cups containing 30% recycled polystyrene, developed by INEOS Styrolution and Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, are now available from ALDI SÜD stores across Germany.

July 17, 2025

Circular Economy, Environment, Environment and Waste Management, Food Packaging, Green Economy, Plastic Packaging, Sustainable Materials, Waste Management admin

2025 regulatory and waste management updates from Europe

Changes in the deposit return schemes in Ireland, Moldova, and Romania; modification in single-use plastic fees in Germany and the Netherlands; food contact material regulation updates in Denmark and Switzerland; and other news from the Nordic Council of Ministers, Iceland, Portugal, and the UK.

Apr 25, 2024

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EU Parliament approves new rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging

European Parliament voted by a large majority on Wednesday (24 April) to approve new rules to reduce packaging waste, partly by promoting the reuse and recycling of certain packaging types. The rules rubberstamped by the Parliament were negotiated and agreed with national governments in March 2024 and include targets to progressively reduce packaging (5% by...