Tag: paper packaging

  • Paperisation: The Trend Everyone Is Talking About

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    From supermarket shelves to global sporting events, paper-based packaging is becoming one of the biggest talking points in the sustainability conversation. As businesses look to reduce their reliance on fossil fuel-based materials and governments introduce new packaging regulations, a growing number of brands are turning to fibre-based alternatives. Public Demand Is Driving Change Consumers are…

  • Is This The End Of PFAS In Packaging?

    You might not recognise the term PFAS, but you have probably encountered them. Short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS are a large family of chemicals used to make products resistant to water, oil and grease. These qualities have made them particularly useful in food packaging, where they help paper and cardboard cope with greasy…

    LP em agosto – Fim da ligação com os PFAS – NÃO
  • New Love Paper Website Is Here!

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    Love Paper has unveiled its completely redesigned website, creating a fresh and engaging digital destination dedicated to celebrating the environmental, practical and creative benefits of paper, print and paper-based packaging. Our new website, www.lovepaper.org, has been created to make it easier than ever for consumers, educators, brands and the media to discover the facts about paper…

  • The Story of Paper

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    Paper is a uniquely renewable, sustainable and recyclable product and epitomises the circular economy model of make, use, recycle and reuse. The main raw material, trees, are grown and harvested in a carefully controlled and sustainable way. So successfully that European forests, which provide 90% of the wood fibre used by the European pulp and…

  • The Rise of Inclusive Design

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    Inclusive packaging has gradually moved beyond niche innovation into a design priority. In the past year, leading brands have shown that accessibility is a fundamental part of how products are experienced. From household goods, technology and beauty, packaging is being rethought to support people with a wide range of physical, sensory and cognitive needs. Three…

  • England’s New Simpler Recycling Scheme

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    From the 31st of March 2026, households across England will see major changes to how recycling collections work under a new government initiative known as Simpler Recycling. This scheme, introduced by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), aims to make recycling easier and more effective by standardising what can be recycled and how it…

  • Stop, Look, Recycle – Recycle Week

    This year’s Recycle Week focuses on increasing awareness on the recyclable packaging that often finds its way into general waste. This month, between 22-28 September, the UK puts its annual spotlight on recycling. Now in its 22nd year, Recycle Week returns to encourage the British public to recycle items that too often find themselves thrown into…

  • Consumers Prefer Paper-Based Packaging

    8th July 2025, London, UK The latest Two Sides Trend Tracker 2025 survey, one of the print and paper industry’s largest and most comprehensive studies, reveals that paper-based packaging is increasingly recognised as the preferred sustainable packaging choice. Consumers favour paper-based packaging for its compostability, recyclability, and lower environmental impact. Across a broad range of…

  • 3 Activities to Teach Children Recycling Habits

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    Now that 79% of paper[1] and 83% of paper-based packaging[2] in Europe is recycled into new products, how do we pass on our recycling routine to the next generation to help maintain and improve the current recycling rates? Recycling is becoming more essential in our daily lifestyle with councils changing bin collection routines, companies promoting…

  • How To Have A Spooktacular Sustainable Halloween

    In a 2020 survey conducted by Hubbub and The Fairy Land Trust, it was estimated that 2000 tonnes of plastic waste would be generated from thrown away Halloween costumes alone. Trewin Restorick, founder and CEO of Hubbub, commented that, “the total plastic waste footprint of Halloween will be even higher once you take into account other Halloween plastic…