Two film launches expose the real barrier to mono-material flexible packs
Dow, APC and Innovia each launched films this month that tackle tear performance and foil replacement, the two problems that keep flexible packs off the mono-material path.
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Packaging compliance software: what the tools can and can’t do
As PPWR documentation and US state EPR reporting pile up, packaging teams are buying LCA, EPR and AI tools. Here’s how to tell them apart.
PPWR PFAS limits and the declaration of conformity, explained
Food-contact packaging has faced binding PFAS limits since 12 August 2026. Here is what the thresholds mean and what your declaration of conformity must show.
Digital tools for packaging compliance: what to buy now
PPWR paperwork, PFAS testing backlogs and a fragmented US EPR landscape are pushing packaging teams toward software. Here’s what the tools actually do.
EU lawmakers move to narrow, not scrap, the PPWR agent rule
Parliament’s environment committee backed easing the PPWR’s authorised representative duty, but only for small EU firms. The underlying obligation still stands today.
Three packaging redesigns worth a closer look this month
A paper straw, a reuse return bin and a mono-PP blister show three different routes to better packaging: swap a part, fix the system, or simplify the stack.
PPWR update: Parliament narrows EPR relief, PFAS testing still unsettled
Two months after the PPWR took effect, MEPs scale back EU-wide EPR relief to SMEs, PFAS limits lack an agreed test method, and buyers want proof in contracts.
Fibre bottles enter commercial production at Pulpex’s Glasgow plant
Pulpex has opened its first commercial fibre bottle factory near Glasgow. What the move from pilot to plant means for brand owners weighing paper against plastic and glass.
Choosing packaging compliance software after PPWR day one
PPWR is now live and packaging teams are drowning in data. Here’s what LCA, EPR, recyclability and AI tools actually do, and how to pick between them.
Paper recycling rates are high, but recycled content proof is the real test
Europe’s paper recycling rate holds near record highs, yet fibre and flexible plastics both face a harder question: does “recyclable” mean materials actually come back as usable feedstock?