Recycled content demands move to top of the agenda

A growing number of businesses are demanding more recycled content in their packaging materials. Jonathan Pearson, business development manager for thermoformed packaging specialist Charpak in Scotland,...

Plastic pallet provider opens online store

Goplasticpallets.com has launched an online shop to allow customers to purchase its most popular plastic pallets online for the first time. The offering includes a selection...

Nestlé Waters UK and Biffa announce partnership

NESTLÉ Waters UK and sustainable waste management firm, Biffa, have announced a new partnership to help drive a circular economy for plastics in the...

Winners of the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging challenge announced

THE UK Government has announced the winners of the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) challenge. The initiative awards funding to early-stage projects that could turn...

White Rabbit Pizza Co hopping with joy at plant-based packaging

YORKSHIRE Packaging Systems (YPS) has announced that The White Rabbit Pizza Co has adopted the firm's B-NAT bio-based shrink film to package its range...

Persil moves to fully recyclable bottles

UNILEVER has announced that its Persil range of laundry detergent will be packaged in 50% post-consumer recycled plastic. The firm confirmed that the packaging is...

Covid-19 grounds PRSE until 2021

ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) have announced the postponement of PRSE 2020 due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. The event was due...

Edinburgh start-up firm receives grant for sustainable packaging data system

AN Edinburgh-based start-up firm developing a global open data standard for reusable packaging has been awarded a grant by the UK Government's modern industrial...

Packaging innovation allows for new recyclable Asda blueberry packs

ASDA has launched fully recyclable packs for its blueberries, thanks to a new packaging innovation. The supermarket said the packs have been designed so that...

BPF states plastic is not the enemy in response to BBC programme

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has said that 'the enemy is not plastic, the enemy is plastic waste' in response to the BBC's 'War...