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innovation
October 31, 2025
New food contact materials (FCMs) are constantly being developed to address health and environmental concerns. This background article explores: What can be considered novel? Where do the research and regulations stand? What are questions innovators and their investors might want to consider before scaling up?
Reading time: 16 minutes
November 23, 2020
New report on upstream innovation introduces mindset, gives guidance to implement elimination, reuse, and material recirculation; demonstrates successful implementation in several case studies; provides interactive resources to stakeholders
Reading time: 1 minute
August 26, 2020
Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Plastics Pact network expands to include US Plastics Pact collaborative with over 60 signatories
Reading time: 2 minutes
August 14, 2020
Companies present paper-based packaging for alcoholic beverages, multipack cans; new designs and materials for better recyclability; more products reported to use 100% recycled plastics
Reading time: 4 minutes
June 18, 2020
Shareholder advocacy group As You Sow evaluates 50 largest US consumer-facing companies on their responses to address plastic pollution crisis; finds most companies too slow in adopting actions to prioritize packaging reduction and to promote reusability, recyclability, compostability; outlines key recommendations
Reading time: 2 minutes
December 10, 2019
European Consumer Organization (BEUC) position document stresses importance of putting consumer and societal needs first, ensuring public money is spent on public goods; shares concerns about ‘Innovation Principle’
Topics: innovation
Reading time: 1 minute
November 13, 2019
Landholt and Cie bank hosts event focused on improvement and innovation of food packaging; gathers investors and experts from across the field to discuss latest developments and ways forward
Topics: innovation, investing
Reading time: 2 minutes
October 29, 2019
Innovations improving the safety of food contact articles discussed during afternoon session; panel with guests from academia, non-profit organizations, start-ups and industry
Reading time: 4 minutes
March 4, 2019
New digital platform Ubuntoo aims to promote innovative solutions to ending plastic pollution, seeks to connect ‘changemakers’ working on the issue around the world
Reading time: 1 minute
