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...
Smurfit Westrock unveils ‘breakthrough’ paper-based packaging innovation
SMURFIT Westrock has announced the launch of ActiBlu, a prototype solution designed to eliminate the need for traditional gluelines in paper-based packaging.
ActiBlu is an...
Leading bodies back calls urging exclusion of glass in Deposit Return Scheme
BRITISH Glass has released an open letter raising its concerns over the potential inclusion of glass in the impending Scottish Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), which will see a refundable 20p deposit imposed on plastic bottles, cans and potentially glass bottles
New poll finds Scots would back variable deposit return scheme
NEW research has found that almost eight-in-10 Scots believe people would understand how to use a deposit return scheme (DRS) with a variable fee charged based on the size of the drinks container
Prepare now for supply chain transformation
By Diane Carroll, La Palette Rouge's (LPR) commercial director for the UK and Ireland
Over the next decade, the supply chain is set to undergo a radical transformation,...
North Lanarkshire Council looks to lower single-use plastics usage
NORTH Lanarkshire Council has announced plans to reduce the amount of single use plastic used within its catering services
Edinburgh firm to participate in Microsoft initiative
EDINBURGH-based circular economy startup, Reath, has been selected to participate in a new peer learning network hosted by Microsoft and Open Data Institute (ODI).
The...
Aluminium packaging recycling rates continue to rise
NEW figures have revealed a significant increase in aluminium packaging recycling volumes.
Data released by the Environment Agency showed that 35,232 tonnes of aluminium packaging...
Single-use paperboard alternative to plastic cutlery set for European launch
PAPERBOARD utensil specialist EcoTensil has announced the European launch of its plastic-free single-use cutlery for food packaging.
The range of folding paper utensils was developed...
