Major UK investment aims to make plastic a sustainable packaging choice
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced it is to invest £20 million in four cutting edge recycling plants in a bid to make...
Pupils help Grenade design packaging for new protein bar
ONE of the UK's most popular nutrition brands has had the help of three school pupils in designing the packaging and branding for its...
Minebea Intec to expand UK operations
MINEBEA Intec has announced plans to expand its UK operations and begin manufacturing from its UK and Ireland headquarters at the Birmingham Business Park...
Plastic repurposing idea set for share of £12m funding
AN academic developing a system that recycles plastic waste into repurposed products is amongst a host of Scottish researchers set to receive a share...
UK universities convert plastic waste into clean fuel
A trio of UK universities have collaborated with academic institutes in China and Saudi Arabia to develop a method of converting plastic waste into...
Pandemic prompts changed attitude to sustainability according to new survey
A survey has found that British consumers would purchase water sold in aluminium cans, over the traditional plastic bottle.
Commissioned by Ball Corporation (Ball), the...
Packaging Innovations & Luxury Packaging event postponed until 2021
EASYFAIRS, organiser of London's Packaging Innovations & Luxury Packaging event, has announced that it has been postponed to 22 and 23 September 2021.
The event...
Comic Relief unveils plant-based Red Noses
COMIC Relief has unveiled its first ever 100% plastic-free, plant-based Red Nose following a campaign by schoolchildren.
The charity and its long-standing partner, Sainsbury's, created...
Survey finds Brits value price over sustainability
A survey has found that price, convenience and branding remain more important than sustainability to UK shoppers.
Beyond the Box, the sustainable packaging campaign, was...
DataLase launches functional masterbatch additive for plastics integration
DATALASE, the photonic printing solutions firm, has launched its masterbatch additive designed for integration into plastic products and packaging.
The additive is integrated directly into...
