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...
New research shows strong support for enhanced recycling systems in Scotland
A new poll commissioned by Alupro has revealed 69% of Scots believe 'urgent' investment is needed in local authority recycling, as Scotland lags behind other...
New report urges industry to prepare for plastic legislation ‘or face financial loss’
SAP and research consultancy Earth Action have launched 'Shift into Gear', a new report urging industry to prepare for incoming plastic legislation.
The report highlights...
Waitrose becomes latest retailer to join Polytag’s Ecotrace initiative
WAITROSE & Partners is the latest retailer to join Polytag’s Ecotrace Programme, an industry-led initiative aimed at transforming the tracking and recycling of single-use...
Consumers call for more reusable, refillable and returnable options
NEW research released by environmental charity City to Sea has revealed 72% of UK consumers want to see more reusable, refillable and returnable options.
The...
Paper under pressure: why testing matters more than ever
Cooper Henderson, director, segment strategy – flexible packaging at Industrial Physics, tells Packaging Scotland why testing matters more than ever
GLOBAL demand for paper-based packaging...
New children’s book turns used coffee cups into story of hope and second chances
A new children's book is giving single-use coffee cups an unexpected second life by transforming them into the very pages of its story.
Little Coffee Cup’s...
Fenton Packaging Solutions earns sustainability recognition
FENTON Packaging Solutions has been awarded a Bronze medal for sustainability by EcoVadis.
Chris Warren, managing partner of Leeds-based Fenton, explained that sustainability is 'at...
OPRL welcomes publication of PackUK’s RAM roadmap
OPRL has welcomed the publication of PackUK’s Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) 2025-2030 roadmap.
The organisation has described the resource as a valuable tool for brands...
