Burger King removes toys from kids’ meals

BURGER King has announced that plastic toys will no longer be included in kids' meals as it aims to improve its wider sustainability practices

Hellmann’s confirms switch to 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles

HELLMANN'S has announced it has started moving its full ‘squeezy’ range in the UK to bottles made with 100% post-consumer recycled PET plastic. The Unilever...

Mastercard to launch cards made from ocean plastics

MASTERCARD is to limit its use of single-use plastics by launching credit cards made from recycled ocean plastics. The firm said it worked with global...

Plastics Recycling Show Europe to expand further in 2024

ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) have revealed the event will expand again next year with the opening of a further hall...

Airline unveils new uniform made from 45 plastic bottles

EASYJET has announced that 45 recycled plastic bottles are going to be used to make each of its new staff uniforms. Manufactured by Northern Ireland-based...

Collaborative project sets up new recycling scheme for plastic compost bags

A new recycling initiative involving Veolia, garden product brand Miracle-Gro, and Dobbies garden centres has set its sights on the 100 million bags used...

Interplas 2023 ‘surpasses expectations’

ORGANISERS of Interplas 2023 have revealed that the event surpassed expectations, and that the next edition of the show in 2026 will take move...
Faerch

Clear tray re-closes

PLASTICS food packaging specialist Faerch’s “Re-lock” packaging tray has a convenient re-closeable feature. This latest innovation incorporates an integral peelable film rather than a...

Aldi to use Prevented Ocean Plastic to package fishcakes range

ALDI has announced that it is to introduce packaging made from Prevented Ocean Plastic across its entire range of own-label fishcakes and crispbakes. The packaging,...

75 years of plastics innovation to be celebrated at Interplas 2023

Interplas 2023 returns to the NEC, Birmingham from September 26-28. David Gray, head of content at Rapid News Group, recently answered Packaging Scotland's questions...