Business urges exporters to consider plastic pallets to avoid supply chain ‘disruption’

UK exporters have been urged to consider reliable alternatives to the wooden pallet to avoid falling victim to potential supply issues post-Brexit, Jim Hardisty, MD...

Heriot-Watt University creates lateral flow tests using waste plastics

ACADEMICS at Heriot-Watt University have used discarded chewing gum and other waste plastics to produce prototype lateral flow tests. The aim is to cut medical...

Bell launches new solutions using plastic bound for oceans

BELL Packaging is offering new solutions to customers using plastic which otherwise could have ended up in the ocean. In 2019 Bell launched Retran, a...

Plastic packaging challenges to be explored during BPF seminar

THE 2023 British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) online seminar The Challenges of Incorporating Recycled Content in Plastics Packaging will take place on Tuesday March 28. Since...

Webinar series to celebrate iconic designs in plastic innovation

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has announced a new series of free webinars that will examine classic product designs from the 20th century that...

Expanding PRSE show proves to be worth the wait

  Packaging Scotland's Gary Moug recently spoke to Matt Barber, event director for the Plastics Recyling Show Europe. Following the success of last year’s inaugural...

Lucozade Energy launches 1.45 litre bottles

NEW 1.45 litre bottles of Lucozade Energy have been released as the brand looks to cater to changing consumer habits amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Lucozade...

Walkers to move to new packaging as part of sustainability trial

WALKERS is to move its crisp packets to materials that make them easier to recycle over the next 12 months. The move by parent company...
Extrusion at Coveris' Winsford plant

Coveris site achieves RecyClass certifications for recycling success

PACKAGING manufacturer Coveris' Winsford plant has been awarded both the RecyClass Recycling Process Certificate and the RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certificate at Level 2. The...

UK water treatment removes 99.9% of microplastics study claims

NEW research has found that 99.9% of microplastics are removed from British drinking water during the treatment process at water supply sites