Every year, the global citrus industry discards millions of tonnes of orange peels, a fragrant mountain of waste rich in pectin, essential oils and polyphenols. Most of this material ends up in landfills or low-value animal feed, even though its chemistry could serve far more ambitious purposes. A new study published in Waste and Biomass Valorization shows how this overlooked byproduct can be converted into a sophisticated biodegradable packaging film that not only protects food from oxygen and moisture but also releases antioxidant compounds over time.

Global packaging manufacturer Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) will showcase its specialist meat packaging portfolio at SÜFFA 2026, taking place in Stuttgart, Germany, from 7–9 November 2026. At Stand 7B26, the company will present packaging solutions developed for fresh and processed meat applications, covering rigid trays, films and flexible packaging formats.

The portfolio will demonstrate how packaging can combine product protection, sealing performance and visual presentation with improved material efficiency and recyclability.

Metsä Board and author and sustainability creator Kathryn Kellogg, founder of Going Zero Waste, are launching Inboxing, a new campaign that explores the decisions behind packaging long before the finished pack reaches consumers.

The packaging consumers use every day tells only part of the story. Behind it are choices that influence everything from product protection and consumer experience to cost and environmental impact.

Inboxing brings these decisions into the spotlight, revealing what happens before a package is produced and why those early choices matter.

"Treeloop Thermal™," a thermal paper from OSAKA SEALING PRINTING CO., LTD., Ltd., a member of the OSP Group, has been adopted for product labels of bento boxes and rice dishes by Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. 

The research initiative will explore new material designs and recycling processes to recover printed lidding films used on rPET trays and help return flexible packaging waste to the polyethylene recycling stream.

SP Group is participating in RECOVEFILM, a research and development initiative focused on improving the recyclability of printed flexible lidding films used in combination with recycled PET (rPET) trays.

Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone have committed to revising their recycling information for plastic bottles with the EU Commission. In the future, the labels will provide more precise information about the recyclate content and the recyclability of the packaging.

Linx Printing Technologies is launching the IJ470, a new large-format printing machine for coding external packaging. According to the company, the device is the result of extensive customer surveys on production challenges and is aimed at labeling secondary packaging.

The IJ470 was presented as part of a preview at Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf. According to Linx, the customer feedback gathered there flowed into the final specification of the printer before it was launched on the market.

The company will continue to operate as a standalone business led by its existing management team. Undercover was founded in 2016 after CEO Diana Levy sought to create a tasty, ‘better-for-you’ snack for her family after two of her three teenaged daughters were diagnosed with celiac disease. Undercover has continued to expand its chocolate-covered, gluten free quinoa concept with new flavours and formats.