Aldi to move own-brand wipes to plant-based material

ALDI has announced it is to remove single-use plastic from all its own-brand wipes by the summer. The supermarket will switch the lines to biodegradable 100%...

Don’t underestimate the green power of plastic

By Paula Birch, global sales director, Parkside FLEXIBLE plastic packaging delivers significant sustainability benefits. Aside from protecting and preserving goods, it also requires significantly fewer...

Plastic pallet advances open up opportunities for drinks sector

PLASTIC beverage pallets can help companies reduce both costs and breakages. That’s the view of Goplasticpallets.com, who said that with the drinks industry busier than...

Xampla shortlisted for Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize

XAMPLA, a creator of natural alternatives to single-use plastic, has been announced as a finalist for the Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize. Senior figures from...
Bottlemakers Award trophy

Entries sought for 2025 BPF Horners Awards

FOLLOWING a record number of entries in 2024, the Worshipful Company of Horners and the British Plastics Federation are now seeking nominations for the...
Erema’s Corema system can turn plastic recyclate into a filtered melt which then goes directly to a co-rotating twin-screw extruder

Plastics recycling progress

While the plastics industry traditionally gave little thought to recycling, by 1991 the issue had moved into the spotlight with the emergence of new...

Thermoformed packaging firm triples export business in past five years

MACPAC, a UK manufacturer of thermoformed packaging products, has announced it has tripled its export business over the past five years. Following the addition of...

Pallet supplier widens recycling scheme

Goplasticpallets.com has announced plans to widen its recycling scheme, which will result in the business recycling plastic pallets and boxes from other suppliers. The firm...

UK businesses join Plastics Pact to end “scourge” of single-use packaging

Resource efficiency organisation WRAP has launched the UK Plastics Pact in a bid to make unnecessary single-use plastic packaging a thing of the past. WRAP...

UKRI launches £16m funding competition for large scale packaging projects

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced the opening of a new £16 million funding competition for large-scale plastic packaging projects. The demonstrator projects rounds...