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...
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...
Sainsbury’s to release plant-based tea bags
SAINSBURY'S has announced the release of its first plant-based own brand tea bag from June this year.
The supermarket's current own brand tea bags are...
Sustainable punnet solutions launched for fresh produce market
SMURFIT Kappa is introducing its punnet portfolio for fresh produce in Europe.
The 'Safe&Green' portfolio is the packaging giant's paper-based solution comprising designs that are...
New baby food pouch hailed as showing ‘commitment to future generations’
PICCOLO has launched a 100% recyclable baby food pouch suitable for kerbside recycling, described as a 'UK first'.
Previously, the pouches were made from both...
Millions of Sainsbury’s products to be packaged using recovered coastal plastic
SAINSBURY'S has announced that over 39.5 million items bought from its stores are to be packaged using plastic bottles recovered from the coastal areas.
It...
New Barbie range to be made from recycled ocean-bound plastic
A new range of Barbie dolls made from recycled ocean-bound plastic is set to be released by Mattel as the company continues its sustainability...
Ferrero Group announces plethora of new packaging measures
THE Ferrero Group has said progress is being made on its packaging goals, as a raft of new sustainable measures are announced.
The Italian firm...
Lidl to trial new traffic light labelling system in Scottish stores
LIDL GB is set to trial a new traffic light labelling system across its 105 Scottish stores this September.
The retailer will apply Eco-Score labelling...
Xampla adds to senior team with double appointment
XAMPLA has appointed Iain Argyle as head of engineering and Stanley Mitchell as business development manager as the firm prepares to launch its first...
