BPF launches new tool to help firms navigate plastics tax
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has released an online tool to help companies ascertain whether or not their products qualify for the upcoming Plastics...
New testing facility analyses quality of recycled material
BERRY Global has announced that the firm's plastics recycling facility in Heanor has opened a Centre of Excellence to enhance the level of quality...
Gala event details revealed for Plastics Industry Awards 2022
ORGANISERS of the Plastics Industry Awards 2022 have revealed the event will culminate in a gala ceremony with live entertainment at the Intercontinental London...
Entry deadline extended for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022
ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 have announced an extension to the entry deadline for all seven award categories until Friday March...
Waitrose and Müller to ditch coloured milk caps in new trial
MÜLLER has partnered with Waitrose as part of a trial to scrap the blue, green and red caps used to signify the fat contents...
Aldi to move own-brand wipes to plant-based material
ALDI has announced it is to remove single-use plastic from all its own-brand wipes by the summer.
The supermarket will switch the lines to biodegradable 100%...
Scottish and UK governments urged to work together to ban plastic-based wipes
SCOTTISH Water has called on the Scottish and UK governments to work together to ban wipes made with plastic.
It comes following the launch of...
Plastic pallets and boxes can help create a sustainable parcel delivery supply chain
By Jim Hardisty, MD of Goplasticpallets.com
Over the last decade, consumer shopping habits have changed. More people are shopping online than ever before, and last...
Over 1.5 billion pieces of plastic removed from Tesco since launch of 2019 strategy
TESCO has revealed it has removed more than 1.5 billion pieces of plastic since launching its 4Rs - remove, reduce, re-use, recycle - packaging...
Scottish universities to ‘drastically’ increase recycled content of plastic bottles
SCIENTISTS from Heriot-Watt University and the University of Strathclyde are to develop additives and processing methods that will 'drastically' increase the recycled content of...
