Lighter jar brings PET benefits to food industry
PLASTIC packaging supplier Petainer has launched the petainerJar™, a PET jar claimed to offer significant cost and sustainability benefits over jars made from other...
Retailer confirms landmark move to use Prevented Ocean Plastic in water bottles
LIDL GB has confirmed plans to become the first UK supermarket to incorporate Prevented Ocean Plastic into its water bottles.
Appearing in store throughout July,...
Winners of the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging challenge announced
THE UK Government has announced the winners of the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) challenge.
The initiative awards funding to early-stage projects that could turn...
Is £200 a tonne enough to move the dial?
Kathy Illingworth, head of sustainability consulting at Ecoveritas shares some insight into the Plastic Packaging Tax and questions if the price is right to...
RECOUP Summit highlights need for aligned innovation to drive meaningful progress
THE inaugural RECOUP Summit, which was held recently in Leeds and sponsored by WRAP and Ecosurety, has been hailed a 'resounding success'.
RECOUP said the...
Plastics Industry Awards returns in 2021 with ‘hybrid’ event
AFTER missing a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers of the Plastics Industry Awards have revealed the ceremony will return for 2021, culminating...
MPs urge Government for change over single-use packaging regulations
A committee of MPs has called on the UK Government to focus on reducing all forms of single-use packaging, whilst also making alterations to the proposed plastic packaging tax
Recycled content guidelines in plastic packaging launched
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has teamed up with the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) to...
Advances in biobased and biodegradable technology to be explored in BPF online seminar
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has announced it will be hosting an online, half-day seminar on May 19 called ‘Bioplastics: Advances in Biobased and...
Venting gives container lightweighting a helping hand
The pressure to reduce packaging waste is leading many producers to remove excess material from their containers. However, this is triggering an unwanted side...
