Category: Disposal / Recycling

  • Paper Wins – Driven by Regulation and Consumer Expectations

    Paper Wins – Driven by Regulation and Consumer Expectations

    Matthias Giebel’s analyses show a demonstrable increase in paper packaging, with further growth potential through 2030. Alongside consumer preferences, regulatory developments, particularly the PPWR, play a central role. This creates additional incentives in favor of paper-based solutions when compared to plastics. At the same time, it became clear: paper is not a sure thing either.…

  • Extrusion, orientation and recycled materials

    Extrusion, orientation and recycled materials

    Reinventing the flexpack industry A conversation with Heiko Schenk about technology, sustainability, and market shifts. Die flexible Verpackungsindustrie befindet sich in einem tiefgreifenden Wandel. Nachhaltigkeitsanforderungen, volatile Rohstoffmärkte und enorme technologische Fortschritte verändern gleichermaßen Materialien, Prozesse und Machtverhältnisse entlang der Wertschöpfungskette. In a recent Innoform interview, Julian Thielen spoke with Heiko Schenk—polymer chemist, long-standing industry expert,…

  • Between Consumer Expectations and Regulation: Packaging Design in a Conflict of Objectives

    Between Consumer Expectations and Regulation: Packaging Design in a Conflict of Objectives

    At INNO‑Fiber 2026 in Osnabrück, Eleonore Eisath (MILK.) spoke about a central tension in packaging development: the conflict of objectives between consumer expectations, brand logic, and regulatory-technical requirements. In her presentation, she demonstrated why supposedly simple solutions – such as a blanket switch to paper – do not do justice to the complexity of modern…

  • Digital Product Passport & Compass

    Digital Product Passport & Compass

    At the 23rd Inno-Meeting in Osnabrück, Albin Kälin presented a topic that will be of key importance to the entire industry in the coming years: the Digital Product Passport (DPP) – expanded to include a “Compass” that supports businesses and consumers in assessing sustainability, circularity and material health.In conversation with Karsten Schröder, Kälin explained why…

  • EPR and recyclability assessment: Why is packaging design such an important cost factor nowadays?

    EPR and recyclability assessment: Why is packaging design such an important cost factor nowadays?

    A follow-up report on the webinar “EPR and recyclability assessment – proactive calculation rather than reactive testing” held on 9 April 2026 The requirements for packaging are changing rapidly. This became particularly clear in the Innoform webinar “EPR and Recyclability Assessment”, which examined in depth how recyclability and extended producer responsibility (EPR) are becoming increasingly…

  • 1st INNO-Fiber: Paper packaging: Innovation, Regulation and Competition

    1st INNO-Fiber: Paper packaging: Innovation, Regulation and Competition

    With “Inno-Fiber”, Innoform Coaching GmbH has launched a new event series. Under the guiding theme „Functional papers for packaging applications”, the event, held on April 15–16, 2026 in Osnabrück, showcased the opportunities and challenges of fibre-based packaging materials. The second day of the event took place in a practical setting at the Felix Schoeller paper…

  • First INNO-Fiber: A successful launch for paper-based flexpack solutions

    First INNO-Fiber: A successful launch for paper-based flexpack solutions

    INNOFORM visits Felix Schoeller – Interview with Julian Thielen and Guido Hofmeyer With the first INNO‑Fiber, Innoform has established a new industry event – and sent out a strong signal right from the start. Around 70 participants on site and 20 participants watching the livestream spent a day and a half of intensive discussions on…

  • Flexible packaging between PPWR and practice

    Flexible packaging between PPWR and practice

    How the flexpack industry meets regulatory requirements  Under the main theme “Flexpack 2030,” the 23rd Inno-Meeting on February 24 and 25, 2026 in Osnabrück provided strong impetus for the future of flexible packaging. In the midst of a profound transformation process in the industry, the industry meeting presented solutions and trendsetting innovations that will shape…

  • Paper hype vs. plastic facts: Who gets the cookie?

    Paper hype vs. plastic facts: Who gets the cookie?

    Have we already decided which side we are on in the “packaging war”? Do not worry, at Innoform we prefer to look at the whole thing with a pinch of humour and a healthy dose of data. Will our beloved biscuits be wrapped in high-tech film or stylish barrier paper in 2026? Here is a…

  • Digitalization as the Key to PPWR Compliance

    Digitalization as the Key to PPWR Compliance

    40th Inno-Talk with more than 550 participants The PPWR is fast approaching – and 12 August 2026, at the latest, shows that time is running out. In today’s Inno‑Talk, it once again became clear how much uncertainty and information overload are affecting the industry. At the same time, concrete ways were identified in which companies…