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

Entry deadline for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe extended

ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021 have extended the entry deadline until Friday 30 April 2021. Product designers, design engineers, plastics processors, manufacturers,...

Collaborative project develops sustainable packaging solution using ‘advanced recycling’

HEINZ and Tesco have teamed up with a range of specialist partners on a new trial which they hope will inspire the wider industry...

New resealable pack “ideal” for recycling

FLEXIBLE packaging provider Parkside is supporting food company Quorn with the production of a new resealable pack for its meat-free products. Parkside has developed a...
Recycling sorting facility

New recycling sorting facility to process 80% of Norway’s plastic waste

TOMRA and Plastretur have opened a new recycling sorting facility near Oslo, which will process approximately 80% of Norway’s plastic packaging waste by 2030. Jointly...

Plastic pallet specialist drives recycling initiative

A plastic pallet specialist is urging customers to reuse and recycle pallets and boxes to help meet circular economy aspirations. Goplasticpallets.com said it was issuing the...

Fruit Shoot switches to clear bottles

FRUIT Shoot singles and multipacks across its core range are moving to 100% recycled clear bottles as part of Britvic's ambition to make all...

Lidl targets removing two billion pieces of plastic by end of 2022

LIDL has announced that over one billion pieces of plastic have been removed from its UK stores. It comes as part of the supermarket's commitment...

Entries sought for RECOUP Awards 2024

TIME is running out to enter this year's RECOUP Awards 2024. The organisation, which is an independent authority on plastics resource efficiency and recycling, is...

UK Government reminded of plastic industry’s importance amidst Covid-19 pandemic

THE British Plastics Federation has written to the UK Government asking that those working in the plastics sector be classified as ‘key workers’ in regard to...