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...
Sustainable packaging solution created for fast food
SMURFIT Kappa has revealed it has developed a new sustainable solution for fast food following collaboration with packaging consultant Juozas Baranauskas.
The Twin Kraft Grease...
Poor eco habits causing relationship breakups amongst 18-24-year-olds
A new survey has revealed that 85% of 18-24 year olds said that differing opinions on sustainability were the cause of 'frequent' fall outs...
Glasgow’s SEC to launch ‘incredibly easy to carry’ reusable cups
REUSABLE 'Stack Cups' are to replace single-use plastic cups at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC).
It comes as part of the campus' transition towards net...
Recyclable vending cups a ‘huge step forward’
BERRY Superfos Beverage Systems has launched vending cups made entirely of polypropylene (PP), which the firm said means they can be more easily recycled...
Xampla adds to senior team with double appointment
XAMPLA, which creates natural alternatives to single-use plastic, has appointed Sabina Burmester as head of engineering and Scott Thompson as head of R&D.
The moves...
Sector urged to help drive closed loop food packaging
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a specialist in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, has revealed it is celebrating the second year of its kp...
New Domestos bottles made with recycled plastic
UNILEVER has relaunched its Domestos core bleach range in new bottles made with 50% post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR).
The new bottles are said to use...
Glasgow Caledonian University launches ‘cup library’
GLASGOW Caledonian University (GCU) is trialling a 'cup library' in a bid to reduce the number of single-use cups used on its campus.
Launched in partnership...
