Samsung plans to eliminate plastic from packaging by 2025

SAMSUNG has announced plans to eliminate all plastics from its product packaging by 2025 as part of a new sustainability pledge. The South Korean electronics...
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Pallet business aims to ‘alter perceptions’ of plastic

PLASTIC pallet specialist Goplasticpallets.com has added an educational Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) section to its website, detailing information about its sustainable processes and policies. The...

Green solutions earn Berry double award triumph

BERRY Bramlage has won two German Packaging Awards in the sustainability category for two new packaging solutions. The Lip Care stick and Magic Star Light...

New website promotes job opportunities in the plastics sector

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has unveiled a new website designed to promote job opportunities in the plastics industry. PolymerJobs.co.uk lists available jobs including toolmakers,...

Airline unveils new uniform made from 45 plastic bottles

EASYJET has announced that 45 recycled plastic bottles are going to be used to make each of its new staff uniforms. Manufactured by Northern Ireland-based...

Team GB athletes urged to help eradicate single-use plastic in sport

BRITISH olympians have been given a flyer in their official Tokyo 2020 kit bags urging them  to make a pledge to eradicate single-use plastic...

Recycling points trial underway for flexible pet food packaging

PET care business Pets at Home has announced the launch of dedicated recycling points for flexible pet food packaging. The initiative, supported by pet food...

Online resource educates youngsters on plastics recycling and polymers

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF), in conjunction with PlasticsEurope and RECOUP, has launched an online recycling resource kit designed to educate students about recycling plastics...

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...

Book cloth made from ocean plastic launched

WINTER & Company has launched TOILE OCEAN, described as the first book cloth woven from recycled ocean-bound plastic. The product is produced in collaboration with...