New website promotes job opportunities in the plastics sector
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has unveiled a new website designed to promote job opportunities in the plastics industry.
PolymerJobs.co.uk lists available jobs including toolmakers,...
Grangemouth could be transformed to support UK’s deposit return scheme
A new report into the long-term industrial future of Grangemouth has suggested transforming the town's refinery into a plastics recycling facility, which could aid...
Co-op calls on government to introduce 50p plastic bag fee
THE Co-op is to remove plastic bags for life from sale in all of its stores and has made a number of recommendations to...
Tosca welcomes new EMEA president
REUSABLE plastic packaging and performance pooling specialist Tosca has welcomed Laurent Le Mercier as EMEA president.
Most recently, he served as CEO of French transport...
Sustainability to be key focus at Interplas 2021
ORGANISERS of this year’s Interplas exhibition and conference in Birmingham have revealed that sustainability will be ‘top of the agenda’.
More than 50 sessions will explore...
Recyclability certification boosts packaging transparency
BERRY has announced that in order meet the need for reliable claims about recyclability and recycled content in packaging, the Berry Superfos facility in...
Coca-Cola develops bottle made from ocean debris
COCA-COLA has unveiled its first ever sample bottle made using recovered marine plastics.
The drinks company says that the innovation demonstrates that ocean debris could...
Fears raised that Internal Market Act could halt Scotland’s ban of single-use plastics
THE Scottish Green Party has warned that the UK Government 'must not stand in the way' of Scotland's actions to tackle single-use plastics.
It comes...
PRSE to debate plastics recycling challenges
THE speaker line-up has been confirmed for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), which takes place at the RAI Amsterdam on April 24 and...
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...
