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Fast-food companies are pushing back against European Union proposals to require all restaurants to use reusable materials for serving dine-in customers, warning that early experiences with reuse aren’t promising.

As the EU prepares to set strict new targets on packaging waste, a mounting body of evidence shows that proposed targets on reusables are unscientific, unsustainable and unnecessary.

The packaging of the same name offers a world premiere in the packaging world. Awarded the German Packaging Prize 2022, the box has two separate cooling zones that keeps ice cream at parlor-fresh quality while protecting sensitive toppings from freezing for up to 60 minutes even at temperatures of 40°C in the shade.

Tesco is removing packaging from a range of its most popular bakery products in a bid to remove 33 million pieces of plastic each year.

The change marks the first switch away from rustling, shiny plastic wrappers for the brand in 86 years since Harold Mackintosh launched the brand in 1936 – with the intention of keeping 2bn wrappers a year out of landfill.

The European association representing the paper industry Cepi has updated its European test method for paper recyclability to ensure all paper packaging is recyclable by 2025.

According to a recent press release, BIOLO is the first company to successfully use PHA technology to manufacture not only straws, but also fully compostable bags.

Mondelēz International CEO Dirk Van de Put said Australia was leading the way in finding solutions for a circular economy for packaging waste.

Aunt Bessie's partnered with the Royal National Institute of Blind People to introduce NaviLens technology on selected products such as Golden Yorkshires.

A trial to remove un-needed toothpaste packaging in the UK has been launched by Tesco.

Global flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging has introduced a new home-compostable cling film called C-Cling.

The ThicknessPen, with its patent-pending dual measurement mode technology, is ideal for measurement in the laboratory or on the plant floor.

In Germany, pharmaceutical giant Bayer has issued a “packaging challenge” as it looks for more sustainable options for its plethora of products.

Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and the world's largest aluminium recycler and manufacturer of beverage can sheet, today announced the company's new laminated aluminium surfaces for beverage can ends that will be showcased September 27 to 29 at ALUMINIUM 2022 in Düsseldorf.

Tetra Pak, the Switzerland-based food packaging and processing company, has set its sights on the Chinese market for growing sales of its plant-based packaging to help beverage companies cut their carbon footprints.

Dairy giant Müller UK & Ireland has announced plans to remove 500 tonnes of virgin plastic from its annual production of cream pots by switching to packaging made from recycled plastic.