American households are the largest contributor to food waste in the nation, representing 40% of the staggering 120 billion pounds of food wasted each year. New research from the Michigan State ...

Over the past few years, the world’s governments have clamped down on packaging waste due to the increased awareness of environmental issues. Although due to environmental protection, it can also be ...

Or will politics get in the way? Authored by David Buckby - Senior Research Analyst, Films and Flexible Packaging at Wood Mackenzie The European Union (EU) is in the midst of revising its rules around ...

Today the Council has reached an agreement ('general approach') on a proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The aim is to tackle the increase in packaging waste generated in the ...

This press release was updated on 15 March 2024 to add the provisional agreement text. Today, the Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political ...

Packaging law case rulings have shaped how products are designed, labelled and handled across Europe. Drawing on decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and General Court, this article ...

Just before the start of the year, the European Commission introduced a Proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) which will repeal the existing Packaging and Packaging Waste ...

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