NEWS

10 EU Member States at risk of not reaching packaging waste recycling targets by 2025

European Environment Agency (EEA) reports on recycling targets; 10 Member States at risk of missing 65% packaging waste recycling rate by...

Review article discusses effective measures for circular food packaging

On May 16, 2023, FitNESS scientists from partner university Universidade Católica Portuguesa published a peer-reviewed scientific review...

Draft on PPWR repealing the Directive 94/62/EC

On November 30, 2022, the European Commission published a press release on a draft of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)...

Stakeholders discuss waste management challenges of plastics

Publications from government, academia, civil organizations, and consultancies paint problematic picture of a circular plastics economy

EC adopts regulation on recycled plastic food contact materials

European Commission (EC) publishes new regulation encompassing recycling processes for all plastics intended to come into contact with food

How to increase the recyclability of paper packaging

Confederation of Paper Industries, publishes guide for packaging designers to increase recyclability of paper products

Assessing the circularity of single-use glass

Zero Waste Europe and Eunomia investigate the circularity of single-use container glass in Germany, France, the UK and US