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...
Livingston start-up secures £3.5m to tackle difficult-to-recycle plastics
A Scottish start-up pioneering a new type of plastic recycling has been awarded a £3.5 million grant to support the development of its solvent...
DRS trial to take place at Special Olympics GB to help improve accessibility
VISITORS to this year's Special Olympics Great Britain (GB) National Summer Games will take part in a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) trial.
Taking place from...
PPWR: bottlenecks and creative solutions
David Griffin, VP global sales and products at Selig Group, discusses the bottlenecks, shifting sustainable packaging strategies, redesign challenges, and liner innovations that are...
Machinery manufacturer backs ‘sustainable innovation’
ULMA Packaging has launched a new project designed to help food industry manufacturers tackle sustainability challenges.
The #ULMAweCare project was launched at the IFFA trade...
Scotland’s DRS system to be discussed at London exhibition
Experts from brands such as Carlsberg, LUSH Cosmetics, and Just Eat will debate sustainability at the show, which will be held at Olympia from September 11-12
Tesco to remove one billion pieces of plastic from own brand products
TESCO has announced that it will remove one billion pieces of plastic from its own products for sale in its stores by the end...
Environmental concerns over plastic alternatives a ‘wake-up call’ for businesses
A cross-party parliamentary group warning that firms are replacing plastic with potentially more harmful alternatives for the environment has been described as a 'wake-up...
Campaigners urge Holyrood to adopt Nordic-style variable DRS
CAMPAIGNERS have urged the Scottish Government to implement a Nordic-style deposit return scheme with a variable rate after research found 'landslide' public support for...
