Berry’s Prevented Ocean Plastic bottle helps tackle pollution

BERRY Global Group has partnered with Brookfield Drinks to launch a new spring water range in a bottle made completely from Prevented Ocean Plastic. The...

UPM Raflatac launches new solution to promote plastic packaging reuse

UPM Raflatac is expanding its direct thermal linerless label offering with the launch of its new OptiCut WashOff solution. The linerless label is designed for...
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe

Deadline extended for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025

ORGANISERS have announced that the entry deadline for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 has been extended until 6pm CET, Monday November 4, 2024. The...
British Plastics Federation’s Recycling Roadmap

BPF unveils new edition of Recycling Roadmap

A new edition of the British Plastics Federation’s Recycling Roadmap has been published, which presents the latest UK data for plastic recycling and forecasts...
Plasteax imagery

Earth Action grants governments access to global plastic database

EARTH Action has granted all governments access to its global plastic data platform Plasteax. Plasteax has been in use for over three years, offering plastic...
Plastics in the ocean

University of Edinburgh start-up earns recognition for plastic that ‘self-destructs in the sea’

UNIVERSITY of Edinburgh start-up E.V.A. Biosystems has developed a 'groundbreaking' plastic that can sense when it's in the ocean and break itself down without...
Berry Global Heanor Recycling

Berry invests to boost recycling of soft plastic waste

BERRY Global’s UK recycling business has upgraded its advanced used plastic packaging recycling complex in Heanor, Derbyshire. The facility can recycle a variety of flexible...
RECOUP

Winners of 2024 RECOUP Awards announced

THE winners of the 2024 RECOUP Awards have been announced following a record number of entries. Taking place the evening before the RECOUP Conference, the...

Sharpak launches recyclable CPET tray for ready-meal market

SHARPAK has launched CPAK Jazz, a new sustainable packaging solution described as a recyclable, ovenable CPET tray aimed at the ready-meal market. The product features...
Plastics Industry Awards

Finalists announced for Plastics Industry Awards 2024

A host of new names have been shortlisted as finalists for this year’s Plastics Industry Awards. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in London...