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Punnet with strawberries

Packers urged to join testing phase for new punnets

Metsä Group has revealed that its innovation company, Metsä Spring, is advancing moulded fibre packaging innovation with the launch of the new Muoto punnet...
Plastics being recycled

Plastic recycling project tipped to show benefits of collaboration

AMCOR has announced the support of a three-year plastic recycling project led by the Danish Technological Institute. The co-funded partnership Circular Recycling Innovation for Sustainable...

Tortilla to cut 178kg of plastic waste per year with new machine

TORTILLA is to introduce the Speedwrap Pro 300 Dispenser across all of its 74 UK sites in a move set to remove 178kg of...
Paper cup being placed on table

Funding boost for paper cup recycling research

UNIVERSITY College London (UCL) is to receive over £44,000 to fund research into the barriers to recycling paper cups in mainstream systems. The learning institute's...
Jonathan Craddock

MM Packaging’s GreenPeel division welcomes business development manager

MM Packaging has appointed Jonathan Craddock as business development manager for its GreenPeel division. The move has been described as signalling a strategic push to...

Ardagh Glass Packaging creates Absolut Haring artist-edition bottle

Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe) has partnered with The Absolut Company International to create Absolut Haring - The latest artist-edition bottle, inspired by Keith Haring’s iconic...

Asda boosts own-brand packaging recyclability to 97.5%

ASDA has increased the proportion of its own-brand packaging that can be recycled to 97.5%, it has revealed in its fifth environmental, social, and...
Dairy pallet wrapper

Rotating arm pallet wrapper boosts milk bottle stability for dairy farm

A Lancashire dairy farm is said to have secured stability for its pallets of milk bottles following the purchase of a semi-automatic rotating arm...
Craft beer advent calendar

Craft beer club raises to glass to advent calendar creativity

SMURFIT Westrock UK has helped craft beer club Beer52 to deliver the 'wow factor' for its 2025 advent calendar. The calendar provides 24 craft beers...
Colpac ESG report

Colpac hails ‘remarkable’ progress on net zero ambitions

FOOD packaging specialist Colpac has highlighted its 'remarkable' net zero progress following the release of the firm's Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report for 2025. This...