The UKPackaging Expo 2026 in Liverpool will feature a dedicated Sustainable Packaging Zone, highlighting technologies, services, and expertise aimed at driving sustainability across the packaging sector in 2026.

This Sustainable Packaging sector responds to regulatory pressure, recyclability needs, and carbon reporting, positioning sustainability as a defining driver of investment, innovation, and material design.

Sponsors and brands are pursuing practical, measurable sustainability solutions within a regulatory framework, with a focus on credible, real-world impact.

The conference program includes sessions such as Understanding PPWR: Responsibilities, Packaging Challenges and Sustainable Solutions and Beyond Compliance: Turning Packaging Emissions Data into Better Decisions to help attendees navigate regulatory change and make informed environmental choices.

Sustainability seminars will guide attendees through regulatory changes and environmental decision-making, including debates on PPWR responsibilities and translating emissions data into actionable guidance.

Naomi Stewart, head of marketing for the expo, says sustainability is transforming the packaging supply chain and the event will provide practical, commercially-focused guidance plus a northern hub for innovation.

Stewart emphasizes that the Sustainable Packaging sector will deliver credible solutions, measurable impact, and partnerships to navigate regulatory change, complemented by thought-provoking seminars.

Data-driven sustainability and digital traceability are increasingly influencing packaging design, with emissions reporting shaping strategic decisions.

The event responds to tightening regulations, higher emphasis on recyclability, and carbon-led decision making, underscoring themes like extended producer responsibility, material reduction, and circularity as commercial priorities.

Market momentum reflects a push for data-driven sustainability and simplification under EPR, with recyclability proof and carbon-based decision making becoming central.

The Sustainable Packaging zone will host exhibitors focused on compliance, carbon reduction, circularity, and material innovation, including Beyondly, Cradloop, Recoup, Zevero, Brook Green Supply, and Kimpack.

Exhibitors showcase a range of focus areas from recyclability to emissions measurement and circular design in the Sustainable Packaging sector.