DS Smith programme sees 313 million pieces of ‘problem plastics’ designed out

DS Smith has announced that is has designed out over 313 million pieces of 'problem plastics' in the last two years. It comes as part...

Sponsored content: The Sky Garden Gin Project case study

Dark Art Distillery talk about the positive impact working with Berlin Packaging UK has had on its Sky Garden Gin brand.

Ecoveritas calls on firms to be given tools for EPR preparation

PACKAGING data firm Ecoveritas has warned that further delays in publishing detailed guidance places the timetable for extended producer responsibility (EPR) reforms at risk. It...

Co-op to encourage freezing milk via on-pack message

THE Co-op is to introduce a 'freeze me' message on the packaging of its own brand milk products. It comes after WRAP figures revealed that...

Every day’s a school day: EPS recycler targets packaging businesses

AN EPS recycling specialist is keen to work with more packaging companies to boost Scotland’s ambitious environmental aspirations. Volker Gruppe operates a bespoke EPS recycling...

New innovations and solutions will be in the spotlight at PPMA TOTAL Show 2022

As PPMA TOTAL Show 2022 returns to the NEC Birmingham from September 27-29, Richard Little, the PPMA’s show director, provides a preview of this...

Keeping up the momentum on reducing waste

TerraCycle specialises in providing solutions for hard-to-recycle products, working with a range of partners globally to eliminate the idea of waste. In Scotland alone,...

Sector urged to help drive closed loop food packaging

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a specialist in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, has revealed it is celebrating the second year of its kp...

No one-size-fits-all solution to waste issue

GOVERNMENTS must look beyond just recycling materials in the fight against plastic waste, the CEO of TIPA has told Packaging Scotland. Daphna Nissenbaum, who co-founded...

Automation innovation is improving all the time

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Automation is one of the fastest growing areas of packaging machinery innovation. Designed to help address a range of challenges, from labour shortages...