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Green groups call on Scottish Parliament for ‘radical’ single-use plastic changes

ENVIRONMENTALIST campaigners have called on the Scottish Parliament to ban the use of polystyrene cups and introduce a ‘latte levy’ in a five-point plan submitted on August 30

Charpak to “transform” waste with localised circular economy launch

CHARPAK has revealed it will be launching the "first" UK localised circular economy at this year's Packaging Innovations event. The thermoformed packaging specialist will be unveiling the...

Plastic packaging challenges to be explored during BPF seminar

THE 2023 British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) online seminar The Challenges of Incorporating Recycled Content in Plastics Packaging will take place on Tuesday March 28. Since...

Plastics sector urges politicians to “get real” and reject no-deal Brexit

THE British plastics industry has made clear its opposition to a potential 'no-deal' Brexit. The British Plastics Federation (BPF) said such an occurrence would create...

Flexible tube is ‘Crowning’ achievement for M&H Plastics

M&H Plastics has rolled out a new flexible tube to package and apply matchpot samples for Crown Paints. The new tube has a built-in applicator...

AMI announce postponement to its exhibitions

AMI has announced that its plastics industry exhibitions in Messe Essen in Germany have been rescheduled to take place on 7-8 October 2020. Previously scheduled...

Entries sought for RECOUP Awards 2024

TIME is running out to enter this year's RECOUP Awards 2024. The organisation, which is an independent authority on plastics resource efficiency and recycling, is...

Aldi launches trial deposit return scheme at Bathgate store

ALDI is to gather 'key' insights through the launch of a trial deposit return scheme (DRS) at its Bathgate store. The initiative will see customers...

Conference programme announced for Plastics Recycling Show Europe

ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, which takes place at RAI Amsterdam from 19-20 June, have confirmed the full conference programme for the...
University of Glasgow

New system could remove Bisphenol A from water

UNIVERSITY of Glasgow researchers have discovered a new way to remove Bisphenol A (BPA) from water using controlled waves of ultrasound. Around 10 billion kilograms...