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...

Finalists announced for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023

THE finalists have been announced for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023. The winners of all seven categories will be announced on 11 May on...

‘Confusing’ information potentially hindering packaging recycling

NEW research commissioned by OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) has revealed that recycling remains important for consumers - but more than half of respondents said...

Specialist papermaker helps create plastic-free poppy

PAPERMAKER James Cropper has helped create the Royal British Legion’s new plastic-free poppy. Made entirely from paper, the poppy is said to reduce carbon emissions...

Plastics Recycling Show Europe to expand further in 2024

ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) have revealed the event will expand again next year with the opening of a further hall...

Cosmetics brand opts for recyclable EnviroStick pack solution

ECO-friendly cosmetics brand Respectueuse has turned to Sonoco’s fully recyclable rigid paper EnviroStick packaging. The company was drawn to the recycled cardboard composition of the...

From red lights to robots: OMRON set to celebrate 90 years of innovation at...

Sponsored Content: Marking 90 years of innovation during which OMRON has continuously pushed technological boundaries from the development of automated traffic signals to cancer cell diagnostic solutions, the global leader in industrial automation is set to celebrate its anniversary at PPMA 2023.

UPM Raflatac extends scope of CarbonNeutral certified labelling materials

UPM Raflatac has revealed it is extending the scope of its CarbonNeutral certified labelling materials to cover the entire lifecycle emissions of a label. This,...

Berry outlines support for RECOUP’s plastics recycling message

BERRY Global’s European recycling business is the headline sponsor of this year’s RECOUP Plastics Resource and Recycling Conference, which takes place on September 28...