Collaborative project develops sustainable packaging solution using ‘advanced recycling’
HEINZ and Tesco have teamed up with a range of specialist partners on a new trial which they hope will inspire the wider industry...
New products tipped to light up packaging exhibition
ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print 2018 have revealed that over 100 new launches are scheduled to take place at this year's exhibition.
These...
McLaren Packaging and VPK UK & Ireland form JV to serve Scottish corrugate market
PORT-Glasgow headquartered McLaren Packaging and VPK UK and Ireland, part of the privately owned Belgian VPK Group, have announced a deal to create a...
Zero Waste Scotland looks to tackle ‘misconceptions’ around tinned food
ZERO Waste Scotland has revealed that 'misconceptions' about tins could be causing Scottish shoppers to buy shorter shelf-life foods that they end up wasting.
New...
Dutch courage as ‘once-in-a-generation’ carton innovation moves a step closer
Packaging Scotland's Craig Quirie reports from Amsterdam, where Croydon-based Zotefoams provided an update on the commercialisation of its ‘once-in-a-generation’ packaging innovation, which is set...
Deadline deposit – Why we need a DRS that works for Scotland
By Marcel Arsand, Ball sustainability manager and chairman of The Can Makers. He is set to speak at the Designing a world leading recycling...
Grocery sector surpasses waste targets
THE UK grocery sector has succeeded in reducing food and packaging waste by 1.7 million tonnes, the equivalent of 4.8 million tonnes of CO2eq...
Whisky calendar provides window of opportunity for packaging specialist
SAXON Packaging has helped create a whisky advent calendar for The Really Good Whisky Company.
Shelley Kelaty, managing director of The Really Good Whisky Company,...
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...
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.Â
Bringing together the whole glass...
