Packaging industry review: Top read in 2023
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This year, the packaging industry continued its turbulent course away from plastics and toward fiber-based materials. Several critical policy changes were enforced, including the UK single-use plastic ban. The European Parliament voted on a “complete overhaul” of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. Disputes over oxodegradable additives and their environmental impact erupted following a research review, and connected technologies like RFID continued their advance.