Berry B Circular CleanStream products

Berry’s CleanStream recycled plastic now available for personal care range

BERRY Global Group has announced its B Circular packaging range of beauty and personal care products is now available with Berry’s CleanStream recycled plastic...

Sea spray could be ejecting marine plastics into the atmosphere study finds

A study has found that 'hundreds of thousands' of tonnes of microplastics could be blowing ashore from the sea breeze every year. The study, by...
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Plastics innovator re-styles iconic ready-meal

SILGAN Plastic Food Containers will be showcasing some of the expertise that has most recently allowed it to re-style an old classic: Fray Bentos...

Macpac completes £1.5m investment with installation of new thermoformer

MACPAC has completed the second phase of a £1.5 million investment in its 50th anniversary year with the installation of a high-speed Illig RDKP...

BPF chemical recycling seminar to explore key topics

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) is hosting a half-day online seminar exploring the latest developments in chemical recycling on October 19. The event, which is...

The war on plastic: be careful what you wish for

AMID the current furore over plastic packaging, a number of industry stakeholders have started to warn of potential “serious environmental consequences” of switching all...

Coca-Cola’s on-the-go range to move to 100% recycled plastic

EVERY on-the-go Coca-Cola bottle in the UK is to be made from 100% recycled plastic by September, the soft drinks manufacturer has announced. The move...
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 shows it can be a force for good

Plastic has made an important contribution to the fight against the coronavirus but to continue to make the best of its many benefits will...

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...