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Compostable packaging specialists announce collaboration

3 March 2022

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

12 March 2024

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...

Deadline deposit – Why we need a DRS that works for Scotland

11 June 2019

By Marcel Arsand, Ball sustainability manager and chairman of The Can Makers. He is set to speak at the Designing a world leading recycling...

Packaging Innovations event hailed a success as attendances increase

17 September 2019

PACKAGING Innovations and Luxury Packaging London celebrated its 10thanniversary with a nine percent increase in visitor numbers to the show held last week (September 11 to 12) in London

Consultation period on proposed legislation in Scotland’s circular economy bill launched

7 November 2019

THE Scottish Government has launched a six-week consultation period which will explore how the country can reach its goal of becoming a circular economy. The...

Latest plastics recycling trends on show at Amsterdam exhibition

24 January 2020

The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), the pan-European exhibition and conference dedicated to plastics recycling, returns to the RAI Amsterdam in March. Here, event...

SIG celebrates EcoPlus carton pack milestone

17 March 2020

SIG has revealed its combibloc EcoPlus aluminium-free aseptic carton has reached the milestone of one billion packs filled. The product eliminated the need for an...

Glass packs ‘help double’ online sales

1 June 2020

GLASS packaging specialist Croxsons has produced packaging for Eden Mill’s best-selling brand – Love Gin. Croxsons said the new 70cl bottle for trade, along with...

Brewdog unveils plans for international drive-thrus as part of sustainability drive

10 July 2020

BREWDOG has announced that it is to open four drive-thrus as part of a commitment to sustainability. The Aberdeenshire headquartered firm said that the drive-thru...

Things are heating up with new compostable pouches

1 September 2020

SOUS Vide Tools has launched what it believes to be an 'industry first' in the shape of the Sustaina Pouch - a range of plastic-free,...

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From traditional booming industries like whisky and food to the burgeoning craft spirits sector, Scotland has always been a strong and diverse market in its own right. As such, it cannot be treated simply as a region. A growing number of businesses are attempting to expand their presence north of the border and increase market share and visibility. As the only packaging magazine published in Scotland, Packaging Scotland is uniquely placed to cover the Scottish market and the many people and businesses operating within it.