Compostable packaging specialists announce collaboration

POLAND-based flexible packaging converter SILBO has teamed up with compostable packaging specialist TIPA on a new sustainable solution. SILBO produces film-based packaging with compostable water-based...

AI-powered robots used to pick valuable materials from Fife waste

AI-powered robots are being used to sort Fife Council's household waste in its Dunfermline material recovery facility (MRF). Installed in late 2022, the robotic pickers...
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Kyiv joins international Refill initiative to reduce environmental impact

UKRAINE’S capital Kyiv is joining the international Refill movement, giving residents access to free drinking water and reducing the amount of single-use plastic. The city...
RECOUP

Winners of 2024 RECOUP Awards announced

THE winners of the 2024 RECOUP Awards have been announced following a record number of entries. Taking place the evening before the RECOUP Conference, the...

PackSure opens testing lab for drinks sector to boost packaging resilience and sustainability

A dedicated laboratory for the drinks sector to test new and existing packaging materials has been launched in Stirling. The PackSure facility has been established with...

Frylight reduces bottle weight by 9% in carbon cutting move

FRYLIGHT has announced that it has reduced the weight of its bottle by 9% in a move set to lower the one calorie cooking...

Xampla recognised in Sunday Times 100 Tech ‘Ones to Watch’ feature

MATERIALS innovation company Xampla has been named in the Sunday Times 100 Tech ‘Ones to Watch’ feature. The recognition celebrates Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies,...
Celebration Packaging Cardiff College

Best in class: disposable wooden cutlery dispensers pass college test

CARDIFF & Vale College (Coleg Caerdydd a’r Fro) has reported success in using Celebration Packaging’s zero-touch disposable wooden cutlery dispensers. The products are designed to...
Riedel moves to SIG carton packs

Juice provider switches to carton packs for fruit syrups

NETHERLANDS-based juice producer Riedel is transitioning its Van de Boom syrup range from metal cans into SIG carton packs made of the packaging material...
Berry deo ball technology

Berry confirms development of ‘game-changing’ deodorant technology

BERRY Global has announced it has developed a patented technology for the manufacture of the roll-on balls used in the production of roll-on deodorant...