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Seventeen state attorneys general are suing California over its Plastics Act, claiming the law unconstitutionally regulates packaging materials nationwide and increases consumer costs.

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is spearheading a 17-state legal challenge against California's sweeping plastics packaging law, arguing the legislation unconstitutionally forces nationwide compliance with the state's environmental standards while driving up costs for consumers across America.

SIBUR has developed a new bimodal high-density polyethylene grade, HD21550 CC, for the production of 38-mm caps used to seal juices, dairy products, tea, and other beverages.

Croxsons,a 150-year-old family business that manufactures premium glass packaging for the food and drink sector, has developed the country’s first British-made sparkling wine bottle.

The Sovereign bottle has been designed to elevate and support the burgeoning English and Welsh wine-making industry closing the provenance loop from vineyard to bottle. Winemakers have until now relied entirely on imported bottles transported across Europe.

Belgium has become the first country in Europe to launch a large-scale trial aimed at recycling crisp packets and other snack packaging into new food-grade packaging, recycling organisation Fost Plus said on Thursday.

The project uses an invisible watermark printed on plastic packaging. The code, similar to a QR code, allows sorting machines to identify and separate food packaging from other plastic waste.

The high-level talks allowed both sides to deepen environmental engagement and coordinate positions ahead of crucial global summits.

The EU and China reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation on key global environmental challenges on Tuesday (23 June), ahead of major international meetings later this year.

Blue Ocean Closures launches Paper-Plug, an integrated fibre-based screw closure system designed to enhance functionality in carton and corrugated packaging.

Blue Ocean Closures is expanding the boundaries of fibre-based packaging functionality with the launch of its new Paper-Plug range, an integrated opening and dispensing system designed to be embedded directly into carton and corrugated board structures.

Yangi has commissioned its serial Cellera® machine platform at the production site of a European converter, marking its deployment in a commercial manufacturing environment and a key step in the industrialization of its dry forming technology.

During operation under industrial production conditions, Cellera demonstrated robust performance, including continuous operation, high uptime, fast production cycles, and repeatable product quality, based on operational feedback from the customer site. Dry-formed products are expected to enter the market this year.

Burgopak has been selected to design and manufacture new packaging for Map My Mole’s Image Capture Kit. The kit includes a clinical dermoscope, which is a magnifying lens attachment for smartphones. The lens allows users to capture medical quality images of their moles at home, which are then assessed by a consultant dermatologist.

The brief from Map My Mole was to design a pack that provides coherence to the content - a clear arrangement of the lens, sachets and instructions. The lens also needed to be secured and protected.

Experts at BusinessWaste.co.uk project that 351 million items will be purchased during Amazon Prime Day 2026, up from 300 million last year.

The prediction is based on a 17% compound annual growth rate derived from Prime Day sales data stretching back to 2018.