‘Pioneering’ trials to begin on lightweighting glass bottles
TRIALS are set to start aimed at increasing the strength and thereby reducing the weight of glass bottles.
Three major players in the sector are...
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 winners announced
A PET food packaging tray and a system that mechanically processes recovered household waste polypropylene (PP) back into contact-sensitive packaging have been named among...
Macfarlane charges ahead with electric truck investment
MACFARLANE Packaging has more than doubled its electric truck fleet with five new models.
The introduction of the four new electric rigids and one electric...
Asda to donate carrier bag proceeds to good causes
ASDA is supporting local communities across Scotland by donating the net proceeds from the Scottish Government’s 5p single use carrier bag charge.
The company is...
Trigger happy duo
NEXUS Packaging has been appointed as distributor for the UK and Ireland of Opus trigger sprayers by AFA Dispensing Group. Opus trigger sprays are...
Progress over perfection on the journey to zero plastic waste
By Krzysztof Krajewski, chief sustainability & innovation officer at RDM Group
Plastic-free packaging is often treated as a binary - either you’re there, or you’re...
Zero Waste Week 2025: a call to action for a sustainable future
By Winfried Muehling, director of marketing and communications at Pro Carton
Zero Waste Week 2025 serves as a powerful reminder of the growing environmental challenges...
Retailers urged to review processes ahead of unwanted gift returns
ANTALIS Packaging has urged retailers to "overhaul" their returns processes to help reduce the costs presented by people returning unwanted Christmas presents.
The firm highlighted...
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...
Fibre-based alternative to plastic shrink wraps launched for multipack drinks
DS Smith has teamed up with packaging machinery and systems provider Krones to create ECO Carrier, a fibre-based alternative to shrink wrap for PET...
