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...
Mars Food to use recyclable mono-polypropylene plastic
MARS Food has announced it is to use recyclable mono-polypropylene plastic (PP), in a move which it says is a first for microwavable rice...
Co-op hails new Easter egg packaging as ‘positive step’ for industry
PLASTIC packaging is to be removed from Co-op Food Easter eggs, the convenience retailer has announced.
It said that the removal of the plastic inner...
Macfarlane switches stretch wrap to 30% recycled content film
MACFARLANE Packaging has announced the firm has replaced its existing blown hand-applied stretch wrap with a film containing a minimum of 30% recycled material.
The protective...
Refill labels range launched to help customers adopt new behaviours
OPRL, which operates the On-Pack Recycling Label scheme used by over 530 companies and charities, is launching a new labelling range to support consumers in...
M&S and Waitrose report increase in demand for unpackaged goods
BOTH Waitrose and Marks & Spencers are to extend their trials of unpackaged, refillable goods after both reporting positive uptakes.
The supermarkets each launched trials...
Coca-Cola’s on-the-go range to move to 100% recycled plastic
EVERY on-the-go Coca-Cola bottle in the UK is to be made from 100% recycled plastic by September, the soft drinks manufacturer has announced.
The move...
Online resource educates youngsters on plastics recycling and polymers
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF), in conjunction with PlasticsEurope and RECOUP, has launched an online recycling resource kit designed to educate students about recycling plastics...
Paperboard packs help reduce apple defects
GRAPHIC Packaging International has revealed its ProducePack range is helping to preserve fruit for apple distributor BelleHarvest.
The paperboard range of packaging designed for fresh...
