Scotland goes green with new rugby kits
THE Scottish national rugby side is to wear kits made from recycled plastic bottles in its upcoming 2021/22 campaign.
Both the home and away jersey...
BPF calls for plastic packaging tax funds to be invested ‘appropriately’
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has reacted to the UK Budget announcement regarding plans to introduce a new plastic packaging tax, stating that it...
BPF welcomes additional funding to fight plastic waste
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) says it welcomes the UK Government's announcement of a £61.4 million fund towards tackling plastic waste ahead of the...
Aldi to introduce recycled plastic into own-label crisp packaging
ALDI is introducing recycled plastic to its own-label crisp packaging in what the retailer has said is a UK supermarket first.
A minimum of 35%...
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,...
Injection moulded for the job
Jim Hardisty, managing director of Goplasticpallets.com, discusses how the increase in automated facilities demands more from today’s plastic packaging
THE rapid rise in “e” and...
AMI announce postponement to its exhibitions
AMI has announced that its plastics industry exhibitions in Messe Essen in Germany have been rescheduled to take place on 7-8 October 2020.
Previously scheduled...
Recycling innovation to take centre stage at PRSE 2019
ORGANISERS of Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2019 have revealed more than 120 companies will showcase recycling innovation at the Amsterdam event.
New ways to recycle...
Berry to highlight mechanical recycling innovation at PRSE 2O25
BERRY Global will highlight its mechanical recycling capabilities, including its award-winning CleanStream closed-loop recycling system at this year’s Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), which...
New sausage packaging utilises recycled plastic
A new product line by poultry sausage brand Gutfried is to be packaged in a material largely made from recycled plastic.
The firm said that...
