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Major brands collaborate on landmark Scottish returnable cup trial

THE UK’s first-ever returnable cup initiative between multiple national brands is set to launch in Glasgow today. The scheme aims to help address issues associated...
Syensqo

Syensqo announces PVDC mechanical recycling ‘breakthrough’

SYENSQO, a provider of materials and chemical solutions, has announced the successful completion of an ambitious recycling initiative. The firm said trials have proven that...
The Collective Good range of wines have just gone on sale in Target stores across the US

Major US retailer opts for paper wine bottles designed by Frugalpac

AMERICAN supermarket retailer The Target Corporation has commissioned a range of sustainable wines in low carbon paper bottles. The Collective Good wine range is bottled...
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New Lucozade bottles unveiled following £6.3m investment

SUNTORY Beverage & Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) has invested £6.3 million in a major packaging redesign for Lucozade Energy bottles The bottles will now feature a...
Alice Rackley

Biffa backs packaging waste tracking with Polytag’s detection technology

POLYTAG, a specialist in tagging and tracing packaging, has announced an extension of its collaboration with Biffa. Polytag’s network of plastic detection units situated in...

Sustainability is in the bag

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE A few years ago, through the pages of Packaging Scotland, I advocated the return to use of paper as a packaging medium for...
Kate Forbes MSP Highlands and Islands Final Straw Reduce Single-use Plastics

The Highlands’ battle against single-use plastic

AN MSP who led Scotland’s campaign to successfully make plastic straws a thing of the past is continuing to fight single-use plastics in her own constituency.

Level of commitment to reducing plastic pollution revealed a year on from agreement

THE scale of worldwide efforts to lower the uses of plastic and combat plastic pollution has been revealed in a report released by The...

Binary labelling system aims to provide clarity over recycling

OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) has announced the launch of a new binary labelling system, which will be rolled out in the New Year. The organisation...

Carbon debate took centre stage at Packaging Innovations

ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations 2020 have revealed that carbon was the main topic of conversation at the showcase event in Birmingham last week. Exhibitors displayed...