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A detailed plan to transform product packaging and significantly cut plastic production and pollution has been developed by researchers. The study comes as government representatives meet in Paris to ...

Reusable industrial packaging systems are becoming an essential component in modern supply chains. As industries seek to reduce waste, lower costs, and improve sustainability, the shift from ...

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has published an update on the progress signatories to its global commitment on plastics are making. The scheme boasts some of the world’s largest packaged food ...

Coca-Cola Co., already a target of frequent criticism regarding the company's use of plastic, is facing fresh criticism because of the firm's reported discontinuation of reusable packaging goals. The ...

The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners recently released a report detailing ways forward for durable reusable packaging systems that reduce the need for single-use packaging. In ...

The company says it is refining its sustainability goals to position itself for the long term, including the phase-out of its reusable packaging targets and a drop in its virgin plastic reduction and ...

BRUSSELS, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to announce this week proposals to reduce packaging waste with new targets for recycled content in plastic drinks bottles and for the reuse ...

Foodservice packaging manufacturer Novolex has made a strategic investment in Ozzi, a reusable-container brand, that will leverage the sustainability expertise of Novolex’s Eco-Products business unit ...

A new Ellen MacArthur Foundation study shows that a reusable packaging economy could lower both GHGs and water use by up to 35-70% compared with single-use plastics. Returnable, reusable packaging can ...

For several months last year, patrons of a Seattle coffee shop called Tailwind Cafe had the option of ordering their Americanos and lattes in returnable metal to-go cups. Customers could simply borrow ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Daniela De Lorenzo is a Oslo-based reporter covering sustainability. Designing products to be treated through sustainable, ...