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...

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...

Plastic pallet specialist ‘dispatches’ latest eco-friendly option

GOPLASTICPALLETS.COM has unveiled the firm’s latest sustainable solution to help in the task of using pallets to pick and dispatch goods and packages to...

Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021 announced

THE winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021 have been announced at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. They are as follows: Automotive,...

Asda to trial craft beer on draught

ASDA is trialling the offer of draught craft beer in refillable one and two litre glass containers. Initially only available at a store in Milton...

UK-manufactured glass helps support Sauce Shop’s green ambitions

BEATSON Clark has announced it is helping condiment brand Sauce Shop go green by providing UK-manufactured glass bottles and jars for the firm to...

‘Groundbreaking’ partnership to see plastic PPE circular economy created

A 'groundbreaking' partnership involving Heriot-Watt University is to see plastic PPE waste recycled into new products. The university has teamed up with PPE manufacturer, Globus...