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...
Food safety on the agenda at Ishida open house events
ISHIDA is inviting food producers to its Birmingham facility for its Food Safety X-ray Open House event July 4-6.
The event will demonstrate how advancements...
Major retailers sign up to Glasgow’s recyclable cup scheme
A host of big name Glasgow retailers have teamed up with Keep Scotland Beautiful to launch its recyclable cup scheme in the city.
The #TakeitBack...
Creating a ‘green by default’ agenda for packaging
Naomi Stewart from Packaging Innovations & Empack organiser Easyfairs, explains why the promise of a ‘sustainable future’ creates many questions that can only be...
Klöckner Pentaplast announces ‘major breakthrough’ in food packaging
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has announced the launch of what it describes as the first food packaging trays comprising 100% recycled PET (rPET) deriving exclusively...
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 winners announced
THE winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 have been named during the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam.
For the first time in...
University of Edinburgh start-up earns recognition for plastic that ‘self-destructs in the sea’
UNIVERSITY of Edinburgh start-up E.V.A. Biosystems has developed a 'groundbreaking' plastic that can sense when it's in the ocean and break itself down without...
Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 focuses on the future
Packaging Innovations & Empack returns to the NEC Birmingham from February 11-12. The event covers the entire packaging journey, from concept and design to...
Consumers call for more reusable, refillable and returnable options
NEW research released by environmental charity City to Sea has revealed 72% of UK consumers want to see more reusable, refillable and returnable options.
The...
Highland school to trial reusable packaging in ‘first-of-its-kind’ move
KINGUSSIE High School is to trial serving food from its canteen in reusable lunch containers, in what the Highland Council said could potentially be...
