The plastic packaging financial time-bomb
By Dom de Ville, senior consultant at Sancroft, an international sustainability consultancy, which works with companies to improve their environment, ethical and social impact
Plastic...
Go hail plastics!
Jim Hardisty, managing director of Goplasticpallets.com, explains why we need to stop demonising plastics but rather celebrate those who are innovating with this material, just...
Mondelēz announces new sustainable packaging for Philadelphia cheese
MONDELĒZ International has announced that the packaging of its Philadelphia cream cheese sold across Europe is to be made with recycled plastic from 2022.
The...
Encore film range launched
INNOVIA Films has launched a new range of recyclable BOPP films called Encore, made from non-food based raw materials.
Innovia said the Encore packaging and...
BPF webinars to explore plastics sector hot topics
THE British Plastics Federation has announced the launch of more free webinars exploring issues that are crucial to the plastics sector.
On May 19, Brexit...
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...
Mixed response to Scottish Parliament’s DRS approval
THE news that the Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of regulations for a deposit return scheme (DRS) has been met with a mixed...
Nestable pallets tipped to help ‘transform’ warehouse space
NESTABLE plastic pallets could provide a solution for firms currently having to cope with unsold goods piling up in warehouses due to the Covid-19...
‘Ground-breaking formula’ said to enhance biodegradability of plastic packs
LIFESTYLE Packaging has announced the introduction of BioPAC to the UK market.
Described as a 'ground-breaking formula' that will degrade plastic packaging in 10 years,...
BPF to host more free webinars on key issues
THE British Plastics Federation has announced the launch of more free webinars covering a range of topics pertinent to the sector.
On May 13, David Butler,...
