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...
CCL stand at Multimodal

CCL Logistics & Technology named official sustainability partner for Multimodal 2025

THE organisers of Multimodal have announced that CCL Logistics & Technology will be the official sustainability partner for this year’s event. CCL will empower attendees...

Mondi helps reduce Evonik’s carbon footprint with new paper bags for chemical powders

MONDI has launched a recyclable pre-made paper bag for chemical powders in collaboration with chemical company Evonik. The lightweight bag has been developed to reduce...
Paper-based packaging solution

Paper-based packaging solution launched for barbecue starters

MONDI and ZARELO have teamed up to launch a recyclable paper-based packaging solution for fire starters used in fireplaces and barbecues. Made from Mondi’s re/cycle...
Vanden Recycling project with Oxford University

Vanden and academics team up to accelerate innovation in plastic recycling

VANDEN Recycling has announced it is supporting Professor Michael Johnston at University of Oxford's Department of Physics to tackle the recycling challenge of identifying...
University of Glasgow

New system could remove Bisphenol A from water

UNIVERSITY of Glasgow researchers have discovered a new way to remove Bisphenol A (BPA) from water using controlled waves of ultrasound. Around 10 billion kilograms...
Fibre-based packaging

Fibre-based solution with hatch design speeds up unpacking process

DS Smith and Finnish fresh herb and salad producer Famifarm Oy have teamed up on a project to create a recyclable fibre-based packaging solution...
Cartonboard food packs

Colpac hails award recognition for cartonboard innovation

COLPAC (now Sabert & Colpac) has expressed its delight after winning the Cartonboard Pack of the Year category at the UK Packaging Awards 2025. The...

ITEM Products unveils new Eco-Range

ITEM Products has unveiled its new Eco-Range - a collection of paper-based, fully recyclable packaging components that are said to deliver the strength, performance...