Ewing toasts good health of industry

ENTERPRISE minster Fergus Ewing raised a glass to Scotland’s thriving whisky industry when he toasted the success of one of the country’s distillers. The BenRiach...

Waste materials from cannabis could be made into packaging

RESEARCHERS at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) have found that waste materials from wood and hemp biomass can be processed into sustainable foams for packaging. The team,...

Holland and Barrett to launch new sustainable packaging

HOLLAND and Barrett has announced plans to save 200 tonnes of plastic each year following a review of its own brand vitamin range. It comes...

All roads lead to Amsterdam for ‘buoyant’ plastics recycling industry

Key stakeholders from within the plastics recycling sector will descend on Amsterdam shortly when the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) returns to the Dutch...

SIG launches new filling technology for food and drink sector

SIG is launching its next generation of food and drink filling technology in the form of the SIG NEO, described as boasting 'best-in-class' sterility...

My Little Panda opts to donate to charity this Black Friday

ECO-FRIENDLY retailer My Little Panda has announced it is to donate £1 per order to the Alzheimer's Society during this year's Black Friday sales...

Shrinkage of Tesco toilet roll packs set to free up lorry space

TESCO has reduced the amount of plastic used in its large toilet roll multipacks thanks to a new way of winding the toilet paper...

New postcode-specific tool hopes to end confusion over packaging recycling

A new initiative has been launched to help guide people on how and where their packaging can be recycled in their local area. Launched by software...

Hundreds of firms compete for PPMA Awards

A record number of entries have been received for the PPMA Group Industry Awards 2016. The awards ceremony will be held at Birmingham's National Motorcycle...

13 is the lucky number for packaging giant at WorldStar Awards

SMURFIT Kappa has secured a whopping 13 WorldStar 2022 Awards. The packaging giant's solutions including corrugated packaging for the transportation of fresh fish, a paper-based...