Brussels, 19 August 2009 - A change to packaging regulations in France risks negatively affecting consumers in that country and across the EU according to  EUROPEN - The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment. It also risks eroding industry supply chain effici...

A Western Europe without packaging would lead to a 15-fold rise in food waste, argue EUROPEN and ECR Europe. This telling anecdote is contained in Packaging in the Sustainability Agenda: A Guide for Corporate Decision Makers, their newly released guide designed to help senior executives take decisio...

Sustainability plays a role in 70% of today’s packaging decisions, as the PackagingCommunity survey conducted in 9 European countries (1) recently confirmed. Yet which sustainability factors do packaging decision makers perceive as being relevant, and how important do they consider each of...

In the "Friends of Glass" web campaign, a new character has emerged. Hank, the singing bottle, uses the famous line "I'll be back" as he embarks on a series of cartoon adventures to spread the word about the virtues of glass recycling. The character has been devised by FEVE, the ...

Ever since World War II, global food production has increased faster than population growth, and food prices have remained relatively stable. Now, however, we are seeing a reversal of that trend – and we face a world food shortage. Populations are starving and food prices have risen dramatical...