EXPRA Summer Newsletter 2026

Packaging Europe has published a new article featuring EXPRA’s perspective on how Extended Producer Responsibility should be strengthened through the upcoming Circular Economy Act.
Drawing on more than three decades of operational experience across EXPRA’s membership, Managing Director Joachim Quoden explains why the priority should be to reinforce the existing EPR framework rather than fundamentally redesign it.

Soft Plastic Stewardship Australia has launched a three-month community challenge to increase returns of household soft plastics and supply Australia’s growing domestic recycling infrastructure.

VANA has joined the InFACT project, bringing together 16 partners to demonstrate how household flexible plastic packaging can be collected, recycled and returned to high-quality packaging applications.

CONAI reports that Italy recycled 10.97 million tonnes of packaging in 2025, equal to 77.3% of packaging placed on the market, while strengthening support for municipal collection and reuse.