Where does 3D printing fit into the plastics manufacturing mix?
3D printing - also called additive manufacturing - is often touted as a trend and technique to rival injection moulding
Mackie’s puts freeze on air miles by bringing packaging fully in-house
MACKIE’S of Scotland has invested £250,000 in new machinery that will produce the lids for its two litre tubs of ice cream.
The new machinery...
Nestable pallets tipped to help ‘transform’ warehouse space
NESTABLE plastic pallets could provide a solution for firms currently having to cope with unsold goods piling up in warehouses due to the Covid-19...
Scottish Government opens consultation on ban of single-use plastics
PLANS to ban some of the most environmentally damaging single-use plastic items have been published for consultation.
The Scottish Government is seeking views on the...
Study finds less people avoiding single-use plastics since onset of Covid-19
NEW research has revealed that the amount of consumers avoiding single-use plastics has dipped since the onset of Covid-19.
It comes following Aviva's latest instalment...
Lidl targets removing two billion pieces of plastic by end of 2022
LIDL has announced that over one billion pieces of plastic have been removed from its UK stores.
It comes as part of the supermarket's commitment...
Glasgow Airport launches reverse vending machine trial
TWO reverse vending machines have been installed at Glasgow Airport as part of a pilot project to encourage staff and passengers to recycle more...
Over 1.5 billion pieces of plastic removed from Tesco since launch of 2019 strategy
TESCO has revealed it has removed more than 1.5 billion pieces of plastic since launching its 4Rs - remove, reduce, re-use, recycle - packaging...
The necessary shift within sustainable packaging
Although the public has widely supported the switch to sustainable forms of pack materials, more adoption of appropriate machinery is required to allow greater...
BPF calls for ‘urgent’ government support for UK plastic recyclers
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has warned that the UK is at 'serious risk' of losing its domestic plastic recycling industry.
The organisation said that,...
