22 Feb 2022 --- Flexible plastics present a significant problem for packaging manufacturers, policymakers and consumers when it comes to creating a circular economy. Disparate recycling systems, sorting capabilities, materials and designs make achieving closed loops like that of PET bottles problematic. In the UK, for example, flexible plastics account for over 20% of all household plastic packaging, but only around 5% is ever recycled. PackagingInsights sits down with key packaging suppliers Gualapack, Coveris and Amcor to discuss why the flexibles market is such a challenge for circularization, how this can be tackled, and what policymakers and industry bodies are doing to bring change to the market.
