Hitchin

Sustainability: the bigger picture

By Tony Hitchin, general manager of Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard Manufacturers 'SUSTAINABILITY'is a term everyone is familiar with, but few...

Plastic packaging tax — will we be ready?

To accelerate the recycling of plastic, the UK Government has issued a policy paper on the introduction of the plastic packaging tax, which is...
Oatburst from Symington's K3 r100 Cup

Porridge brand switches to recyclable pack that has ‘made the impossible possible’

SYMINGTON'S, which has been using Greiner Packaging’s K3 cardboard-plastic packaging solution for its Naked instant noodles since 2021, has now moved its Oatburst instant...

Beatson Clark creates bottle for “boundary pushing beers”

Glass manufacturer, Beatson Clark, has created a new bottle for Scottish beer brewer, BrewDog. The 375ml embossed champagne-style amber bottle has been produced for the...

Covid-19 grounds PRSE until 2021

ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) have announced the postponement of PRSE 2020 due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. The event was due...
University of Strathclyde cans turned into art

Used cans at University of Strathclyde recycled into artwork

USED drinks cans at the University of Strathclyde have been repurposed into a piece of art as part of a project to encourage people...
McLaren Directors

Family values at heart of Scots success story

FINDING new ways to do things differently is the mantra which has been at the heart of McLaren Packaging’s approach to business for four...

‘Breakthrough’ innovation enables rigid plastic recycling across film portfolio

AVERY Dennison has announced it has removed a 'key obstacle' to plastic recycling with the introduction of next generation AD CleanFlake technology. The label manufacturer...

‘Groundbreaking’ Ardagh furnace nears completion

THE NextGen furnace under construction at the Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP) facility in Obernkirchen, Germany, is nearing completion. The firm revealed that the furnace build,...

Macfarlane Packaging launches digital solution to aid sustainable decisions

MACFARLANE Packaging has launched a new tool designed to help businesses identify the total cost and environmental impact of their packaging operation. Dubbed as the...