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BPF Horners Awards 2025 winners announced

THE winners of the BPF Horners Awards 2025 have been announced. The awards, run by the British Plastics Federation and the Worshipful Company of Horners,...
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New tech gives reusable packaging solutions the edge in safety and hygiene

CORPLEX – the only manufacturer of Correx – has announced the launch of closed edge technology to increase safety and hygiene benefits. AkyPak is a...

Adidas to increase use of ocean plastic this year

ADIDAS has said that more than 60% of its products will be made from sustainable materials in 2021. The sportswear firm said the move will...

Online seminar to explore use of AI in plastics industry

FINAL preparations are taking place for the inaugural British Plastics Federation ‘Plastics and AI’ event, which takes place on November 16. The half-day, online event...

Smurfit Kappa unveils ‘unique’ sustainable drinks packaging solutions

SMURFIT Kappa has launched two sustainable packaging solutions for canned and bottled beverages

Emmanuelle Maire confirmed as keynote speaker for PRSE conference

EMMANUELLE Maire, head of unit ‘Circular economy, Sustainable Production and Consumption’, DG Environment, European Commission has been announced as the keynote speaker for the...
RECOUP Awards winners

2025 RECOUP Awards celebrate innovation in plastics circularity

THE winners of this year’s RECOUP Awards have been announced. The event celebrates the work being carried out across the plastics value chain in re-use,...

New Fife recycling plant promised to bring up to 60 jobs

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE-based Yes Recycling is set to open its new 'state-of-the-art' facility in Glenrothes in October. Fife Council said that the opening will see the creation...

Scotland’s DRS system to be discussed at London exhibition

Experts from brands such as Carlsberg, LUSH Cosmetics, and Just Eat will debate sustainability at the show, which will be held at Olympia from September 11-12

RECOUP teams up with council on plastics recycling initiaitive

RECOUP’s Pledge2Recycle Plastics has teamed up with Durham County Council to launch a new plastics recycling communications and education project. The initiative is designed to...