Regulatory pressure for recyclable and reusable packaging is likely to accelerate industry design updates and innovation, according to Berlin Packaging.We speak to the company about the value of its hybrid packaging model — a “one-stop packaging shop” for glass, plastic, and metal containers and closures — in the current market landscape, in relation to packaging trends, and the evolving regulatory context in the EU and the UK. “We are expecting significant impacts from new regulations such as the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the Green Claims Directive, but also the UK’s packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR),” a company spokesperson tells Packaging Insights.
