Plastics

THE Blue Planet II effect may well have become shorthand for growing public desire to tackle plastic pollution of the natural environment, but as one of the most versatile materials at our disposal continues to be demonised, there is a real risk of blinding ourselves to the opportunities that already exist which can help to solve the problem.

ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations have revealed that a number of major brands are set to participate in this year's Big Plastics Debate. Experts from the...

A new coffee cup recycling initiative is to be launched in Glasgow by Keep Scotland Beautiful in collaboration with DS Smith. Dubbed the Cup Movement,...

TIME is running out to enter the annual Horner’s awards, run by the Worshipful Company of Horners and the British Plastics Federation (BPF). The deadline...

UNILEVER has announced that by the end of 2020 all Magnum ice cream tubs in Europe will be made from recycled polypropylene plastic (rPP). Last...

ENTRIES are now being sought for The RECOUP Awards 2025, which celebrate outstanding achievements in plastics resource efficiency and recycling. With new categories added this...

BERRY has announced that in order meet the need for reliable claims about recyclability and recycled content in packaging, the Berry Superfos facility in...

ICELAND are to trial new packaging solutions on their fresh fruit and vegetable lines that will see either plastic-free variations or significantly reduced plastic...

YORKSHIRE Packaging Systems (YPS) has announced that The White Rabbit Pizza Co has adopted the firm's B-NAT bio-based shrink film to package its range...

THE supplier of Prevented Ocean Plastics has called on Scottish businesses to join them in the fight against plastic waste. Bantam Materials made the call...