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...
Task force to assist Scottish research
FOLLOWING the referendum, a new task force is to consider the challenges and opportunities with a bearing on the future of the Scottish research...
Plastic packaging tax details divulged in UK Budget
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has used today's Budget to confirm plans to introduce a plastic packaging tax from April 2022.
New legislation will mean manufacturers...
API enhances capabilities with Livingston investment
Manufacturer and distributor of foils, laminates and holographic material API recently completed a half-a-million-pound investment in its Livingston facility.
The programme followed the sale of...
Contractor appointed to lead construction of £50m Livingston packaging facility
SAICA has appointed Scottish construction firm Robertson to lead the build of its new £50 million packaging production facility in Livingston.
The current building on...
Scottish bag charge slashes usage and raises cash for charity.
Scotland’s Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced that four retailers have donated more than £1 million to good causes as a result of the...
Highland Spring launches its most sustainable eco pack to date
HIGHLAND Spring Group has launched what has been described as its most sustainable eco pack to date.
Using Coveris' Duralite R film, which is a...
Scotland’s deposit return scheme to go live in August 2023
SCOTLAND'S deposit return scheme (DRS) is to go live across the country on 16 August 2023, the Scottish Government has announced.
Lorna Slater, circular economy...
‘World first’ trial highlights benefits of a digital deposit return scheme
OVER 20,000 cash rewards have been redeemed by consumers in a 'world first' digital deposit return scheme (DDRS) trial.
The project was led by recycling...
Coalition hails results of compostable packaging consumer trial
THE Compostable Coalition UK has reported a five-fold increase in the disposal of compostable packaging in food waste bins, in a 'first-of-its-kind' consumer behaviour...
