Princes to package tuna in fully recyclable packs

PRINCES has announced that it is to move its tuna multipacks into fully recyclable packaging. The move forms part of the group's goal of all...

Endoline teams up with Scottish distributor to find food pouch solution

ENDOLINE Automation has announced that the business has 're-engineered' its tray erector to help a supplier of food pouches to major supermarket chains form...

Pro Carton hails reopening of Museum of Brands exhibition

THE winners of Pro Carton and ECMA’s European Carton Excellence Awards 2020 are back on display at the Museum of Brands after the exhibition...

Scottish firm raises £2m to boost seaweed packaging innovation

OCEANIUM, the Oban-based seaweed food and material innovation firm, has raised £2 million to scale up its process of turning seaweed into sustainable packaging. The...

British Plastics Federation elects new president

KAREN Drinkwater has been elected as the new president of the British Plastics Federation (BPF). A founding director of JSC Rotational Limited, she succeeds Martin...

‘Forever chemicals’ found in some UK fast food packaging

THE use of 'persistent' and 'health-harming' PFAS chemicals in disposable food packaging and tableware is a 'widespread' practice across Europe, a new report has...

BCMPA stresses importance of ‘simple’ process for returning items bought online

THE BCMPA – the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics - has highlighted the importance of providing a 'simple and trouble-free' process...

Kellogg’s to reduce cereal box size in sustainability drive

KELLOGG'S is to launch smaller cereal boxes across a select range of its brands as part of a decade long plan to make its...

Awards finalists to be announced at online event

THE finalists in seven categories of this year's Plastics Recycling Awards Europe will be announced during a livestream event on Tuesday 15 June. The keynote...

20 firms behind half of world’s single-use plastic waste – report

JUST 20 companies are behind half of all single-use plastics thrown away worldwide, according to a new report. Published by Minderoo Foundation, the plastic waste...