Pallet business unveils new foldable large container
GOPLASTICPALLETS.COM has announced the launch of a new, multi-purpose folding large container (FLC) in the UK called the CabCube 3.0.
The firm said that following...
Rotech unveils apprenticeship plans
Hertfordshire-based coding and feeding systems designer Rotech recently announced plans to recruit three new apprentices.
The company will take the apprentices on over the next...
Plastic off-cuts transformed into water purification items
BERRY Superfos has revealed plastic off-cuts from its packaging manufacturing which can’t be reused on site are being turned into useful items including components...
New initiative to create football pitches from crisp packets
CRISP maker Lays has partnered with the UEFA Foundation to create football pitches from empty crisp packets.
The firm expects up to five Lay's RePlay...
Edinburgh University transforms plastic into vanilla flavouring
PLASTIC waste can be transformed into vanilla flavouring through the use of bacteria, researchers have discovered.
The discovery comes following a study by the University...
Online resource educates youngsters on plastics recycling and polymers
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF), in conjunction with PlasticsEurope and RECOUP, has launched an online recycling resource kit designed to educate students about recycling plastics...
Barr shrugs off costly Cumbernauld delay
SOFT drinks giant AG Barr was forced to fork out almost £1m on outsourcing production when upgrades to facilities at its Cumbernauld plant were...
Sainsbury’s to label its own-brand coffee pods as recyclable following ‘discovery’
SAINSBURY'S has labelled its own-brand coffee pods as recyclable, after discovering that waste management firms have the facilities to recycle the item.
The supermarket said...
Webinar set to help start-ups engage with contract manufacturers
EMMA Verkaik, membership & marketing director of the BCMPA, has teamed up with Nick Henson FIFST, of NH Development Services, to host a presentation...
Businesses urged to get ready now for new tax
AHEAD of the introduction of the Plastic Packaging Tax in April 2022, Southgate Packaging is urging businesses to take the necessary steps to prepare...
