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...
Cans: the unsung hero of the sustainable economy?
Marcel Arsand, chairman of The Can Makers, tells Packaging Scotland about the benefits of permanently available cans
PACKAGING has a key role to play in...
The changing definition of good packaging design
Parisa Maleki, community & content manager at Easyfairs, discusses how packaging design needs to adapt to its new responsibilities, what this means for the...
Packaging can help in fight to reduce waste
There are currently drives to reduce the amount of packaging used in the food industry. However, wasted food is also an environmental problem. Here,...
Food waste: being part of the solution
The Scottish Government’s target is to reduce all food waste by 33% by 2025. With data showing at present an estimated 987,890 tonnes of...
A circular approach to filmic packaging
Promoting a circular economy in flexible film packaging is essential and is leading the development of new products across a wide variety of market sectors, explains Julie Eller, sales director at RPC bpi protec
Reducing waste with smart checkweighing solutions
By Frank Borrmann, market manager for the strategic business unit checkweighing & vision, Mettler-Toledo Garvens GmbH
IN the food manufacturing industry, waste reduction is vital...
Flexible by design
By Stuart Coulton, marketing manager, OMRON Electronics Ltd
Every year, a number of words drop out of the dictionary. That is to say, they become...
Peak periods and packaging preparation
Andy Pretious, UK sales and marketing manager at Automated Packaging Systems, shares an insight on how to maximise sales by making essential adjustments to...
Packaging is key to a cleaner future
By Iain Gulland, chief executive at Zero Waste Scotland
AS we continue to take steps back to normality following the pandemic, Scotland’s rural and green...
