Major brands collaborate on landmark Scottish returnable cup trial
THE UK’s first-ever returnable cup initiative between multiple national brands is set to launch in Glasgow today.
The scheme aims to help address issues associated...
Syensqo announces PVDC mechanical recycling ‘breakthrough’
SYENSQO, a provider of materials and chemical solutions, has announced the successful completion of an ambitious recycling initiative.
The firm said trials have proven that...
Major US retailer opts for paper wine bottles designed by Frugalpac
AMERICAN supermarket retailer The Target Corporation has commissioned a range of sustainable wines in low carbon paper bottles.
The Collective Good wine range is bottled...
New Lucozade bottles unveiled following £6.3m investment
SUNTORY Beverage & Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) has invested £6.3 million in a major packaging redesign for Lucozade Energy bottles
The bottles will now feature a...
Biffa backs packaging waste tracking with Polytag’s detection technology
POLYTAG, a specialist in tagging and tracing packaging, has announced an extension of its collaboration with Biffa.
Polytag’s network of plastic detection units situated in...
Sustainability is in the bag
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A few years ago, through the pages of Packaging Scotland, I advocated the return to use of paper as a packaging medium for...
The Highlands’ battle against single-use plastic
AN MSP who led Scotland’s campaign to successfully make plastic straws a thing of the past is continuing to fight single-use plastics in her own constituency.
Level of commitment to reducing plastic pollution revealed a year on from agreement
THE scale of worldwide efforts to lower the uses of plastic and combat plastic pollution has been revealed in a report released by The...
Binary labelling system aims to provide clarity over recycling
OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) has announced the launch of a new binary labelling system, which will be rolled out in the New Year.
The organisation...
Carbon debate took centre stage at Packaging Innovations
ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations 2020 have revealed that carbon was the main topic of conversation at the showcase event in Birmingham last week.
Exhibitors displayed...
