From creativity to reality: the technical expertise underpinning paper packaging renaissance
By Genevieve Scullion, senior technical specialist at James Cropper Paper & Packaging
PAPER has been a vessel of creativity for thousands of years. Poems, plays,...
Food waste issues – can packaging play a part?
By Mark Shaw, new product development technical manager, Parkside
FOOD waste is attracting significant attention around the globe and with good reason. Food waste is...
How connected packaging is transforming health and safety in food supply chain
Consumer food health and safety expectations are rising while tolerance for error is shrinking. Recalls, allergen incidents, and contamination events now carry immediate public‑health...
Giving sustainability a luxurious look
Luxury and sustainability can go hand in hand, explains Graeme Riddell, commercial director, Pusterla Pollards
UNLIKE many of the wealthy celebrities and influencers who post...
Go hail plastics!
Jim Hardisty, managing director of Goplasticpallets.com, explains why we need to stop demonising plastics but rather celebrate those who are innovating with this material, just...
Can-ification: aluminium’s role in circular packaging
Russell Wiseman, head of global beverage solutions, Domino Printing Sciences, explains why aluminium remains one of the top solutions for sustainable beverage packaging
As beverage...
Packaging innovation: what must you consider?
Toby Lane, product and applications specialist at Industrial Physics, discusses how packaging professionals are being driven to innovate and explores the underlying costs of...
Venting gives container lightweighting a helping hand
The pressure to reduce packaging waste is leading many producers to remove excess material from their containers. However, this is triggering an unwanted side...
Plastic shows it can be a force for good
Plastic has made an important contribution to the fight against the coronavirus but to continue to make the best of its many benefits will...
Using mushrooms to make packaging materials
In an age of environmental consciousness, how many people have received a delivery package lined with foam and thought: 'What a waste?' Here, Jordan...
