University of Edinburgh start-up earns recognition for plastic that ‘self-destructs in the sea’
UNIVERSITY of Edinburgh start-up E.V.A. Biosystems has developed a 'groundbreaking' plastic that can sense when it's in the ocean and break itself down without...
UPM Raflatac cites progress towards more circular economy for plastics
UPM Raflatac has announced it has made further progress towards a more circular economy for plastics.
The progress towards 2025 commitments is detailed in the...
Plastic packaging ban ‘could result in more food waste’
A ban on plastics packaging could result in more - not less - food waste. That's the view of Michelle Carvell, COO at Lorax Compliance.
She...
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...
Edinburgh tearoom launches new tea service in wake of microplastics studies
AN Edinburgh tearoom has launched a ‘plastic-free tea club’ as it looks to give customers a 'guilt-free' tea drinking experience.
Eteaket, found in the capital’s...
Entries sought for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021
PACKAGING innovators are being encouraged to submit entries for The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021.
Entries for the Plastic Packaging Product are open to new...
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...
Cap that! The future’s electric for precision mouldings in Kirky
AT its plant in Kirkintilloch, Guala Closures UK works around the clock, producing millions of components each week.
These precision mouldings include products such...
Highland Spring makes Solheim Cup plastic bottle pledge
HIGHLAND Spring Group has revealed that all plastic bottles collected at The 2019 Solheim Cup will be recycled back into other bottles
Supermarket trials in-store coffee pod recycling points
MORRISONS is trialling recycling points for coffee machine pods in 29 of its UK stores.
The supermarket is working on the project in partnership with...
