Logistics partner appointment marks key Scottish DRS milestone
BIFFA has been confirmed as the official logistics service provider for Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), which goes live in August 2023.
Circularity Scotland, the...
‘Unique’ expedition to assess impact of plastic waste on uninhabited island
PACKAGING compliance scheme Valpak is to participate in an expedition to clean up 10 tonnes of plastic on an uninhabited Pacific island 'littered' with...
SEE launches paper-based food packaging to reduce plastic usage
SEE has developed a new paper-based bottom web to support food processors and retailers reduce plastic usage and meet consumer demand for paper packaging.
The...
Macfarlane hails ‘robust’ performance despite ‘challenging’ market conditions
PROTECTIVE packaging specialist Macfarlane Group expects to exceed previous expectations for the full year, with sales revenue having grown by 25% in the year...
Digital print hits the mainstream
SURELY a significant milestone in the maturation of digital print, the recent “personalised” bottle labels from Coca-Cola – later mimicked by Irn Bru to...
Development of ReZorce continues with backing of key players
REFRESCO, the world's largest independent packer and filler of juice, has given its backing to ReZorce as a new partnership resumes development on the...
Chilled approach boosts recyclable pack goals for Sorbafreeze
SORBAFREEZE, the Glenrothes-based chilled packaging division of the Pitreavie Group, has developed a new temperature controlled packaging range that can be fully kerbside recycled.
Kerbcool...
Glass summit to set out UK recycling ambitions
BRITISH Glass has revealed details of the first annual UK Glass Recycling Summit, which will be held virtually on March 17.
Bringing together the whole glass...
‘Confusing’ information potentially hindering packaging recycling
NEW research commissioned by OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) has revealed that recycling remains important for consumers - but more than half of respondents said...
Labour MEP defends traffic light labelling
THE UK’s voluntary “traffic light” system of food labelling is being investigated by the European Commission in the wake of complaints from several member...
