Ecoveritas calls for PPT revenues to be invested in recycling infrastructure

AS the world prepares to mark Global Recycling Day, environmental compliance data specialist Ecoveritas is calling for clarity on the destination of funds raised...

Berry initiatives look to help customers meet sustainable goals

Berry M&H has announced a number of initiatives to support customer sustainability goals and help them satisfy the requirements of the UK Plastic Packaging Tax. The...

Getting their pound of plastic

By Nigel Coates, managing director, LVF Packaging PLASTIC waste hasn’t been far from the top of the public enemy number one charts since Sir...

Plastic packaging giants to open Stirling plant

NAMPAK Plastics Europe has announced plans to open a new plastic bottle manufacturing plant in Stirling. The multi-million pound investment will create 20 local jobs after Nampak...

The plastic packaging financial time-bomb

By Dom de Ville, senior consultant at Sancroft, an international sustainability consultancy, which works with companies to improve their environment, ethical and social impact Plastic...

Recyclable sushi trays provide fresh look for Eat Happy

DS Smith has teamed up with sushi specialist Eat Happy to develop a fully recyclable solution for the firm’s disposable plastic sushi trays. The tray...
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Highland Spring makes Solheim Cup plastic bottle pledge

HIGHLAND Spring Group has revealed that all plastic bottles collected at The 2019 Solheim Cup will be recycled back into other bottles

Plastics Industry Awards 2021 winners announced

THE winners of the Plastics Industry Awards 2021 have been announced at a London ceremony hosted by comedian Simon Evans. Organisations and individuals leading 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...

Firm looks to create a “new era” of flexible packaging

A new type of packaging will soon be available in the UK that could change the way we dispose of our plastics. Israeli-based sustainable packaging...