Our Packaging Club Releases Paper on Separating and Sorting Cues: Are They Effective?

Do you know which packaging belongs in which bin? What if packaging consists of different materials? Retailers and producers are increasingly using separation and sorting cues to help consumers dispose…

How Innovation and Multi-stakeholder Collaboration Can Reduce Packaging Waste

packaging recycling. To do so, it relies on a collaborative process between technology partners, waste management companies, service providers, packaging industry, and a European packaging association. MERLIN, which stands for…

Circular Packaging: Policy Recommendations on Engaging Consumers in Circular Packaging

Against the backdrop of growing packaging volumes, these policy recommendations aim to support effective packaging avoidance and reuse strategies as well as the highest possible recycling of the remaining single-use…

Setting a Baseline for Innovations in Multi-Layer Plastic Packaging Recycling

With a yearly volume of over 3 million tonnes, which is about 17% of all plastic packaging in the European Union, multi-layer plastic packaging waste is a significant part of…

Join our Webinar: Sustainable Packaging – Between Claim and Reality on 23 June 2021

packaging keeps food fresh and safe while at the same time being environmentally friendly. Achieving the right balance between functionality and sustainability is key. Our interactive webinar “Sustainable Packaging: Between…

Join Our EU Circular Talk “Together for Circular Packaging” on 5 April 2022!

…for sustainable packaging with a behavioural focus since 2019. Together, club members from retail, recycling, services, science and civil society are working on enabling the implementation of circular packaging with…

Recycling of Multilayer Packaging: Engineering Struggle or Technological Innovation?

The potential of recycling multilayer packaging in Europe is not an easy topic. The packaging solutions are popular with major food manufacturers due to product safety and particular suitability for…

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…multiple layers allow for safer packaging of products, better preservation, and more powerful visuals. Despite its advantages, recycling multi-layered packaging is complicated with many difficulties related to sorting, separating, and

Convenient Instead of Complicated: How to Make Reusable Packaging an Easy Choice for Consumers

packaging for takeaway food and drinks has a significant impact on the environment. According to the German Packaging Act, all companies that offer takeaway food and drinks are obliged to…

Packaging Evaluation Tool for Deutsches Milchkontor

The future of packaging is a new priority topic not only in the food sector. Consumers become aware of the negative effects of packaging especially at the end-of-life phase and

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