Irvine glass plant recognised for sustainability innovation
ARDAGH Group has won a sustainability innovation award at the inaugural International Beverage Awards, held recently in Tokyo.
The business fought off competition from 84 entries...
McLaren Packaging founder passes away aged 80
Jim McLaren, the founder of Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging, passed away recently after a short illness.
Jim founded the business, which specialises in the design...
Scottish environmental academics urge Holyrood to ‘hold its nerve’ over DRS plans
A number of Scottish environmental academics have called for the nation's proposed deposit return scheme to include drinks containers of every material.
Six academics have...
Lidless disposable cup launched to help tackle ‘eco disaster’
A product described as Britain's first fully plastic-free and recyclable lidless takeaway cup has been unveiled.
The ButterflyCup is initially being introduced at WWT (Wildfowl...
Corrugated manufacturer presses ahead with complex Edinburgh Beer project
CORRUGATED packaging manufacturer Durham Box has revealed its new Nozomi single-pass LED inkjet digital press is being put through its paces in helping to...
New document highlights ‘vital’ role of plastics in a net zero future
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has published a new document which examines the 'vital' role plastic can play in the move towards lowering carbon...
Survey highlights increasing demand for e-commerce sustainable packaging
ALMOST one in five (19%) consumers have said they would not buy from online retailers who do not use sustainable packaging.
The findings came in...
UK-wide reforms hoped to stamp out excessive packaging
THE Scottish Government has said that producers will pay for the environmental costs of packaging under new UK-wide plans.
It comes following major reforms being...
wagamama packaging initiative set to significantly reduce virgin plastics usage
WAGAMAMA has confirmed plans to replace more than eight million delivery bowls with new packaging using recyclable material.
The firm believes the decision will remove...
Cullen Packaging owner honoured with top entrepreneur accolade
DAVID MacDonald, owner of Glasgow-based Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging, has been crowned the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 UK Transformational Leader.
He won the national...
