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...

COP26 pledge ‘next step’ in Bantam Materials’ journey reveals co-founder

BANTAM Materials is amongst the 95 firms to have agreed to work towards halting and reversing the decline of nature by 2030. The organisations have...

Berry invests in certification ahead of new Plastics Tax introduction

BERRY Global has announced the availability of certified recycled plastic from six of its UK sites, ahead of the introduction of the Plastics Tax...

Grangemouth site to play key role in project to deliver food-grade recycled polypropylene

INEOS Olefins & Polymers has joined the NEXTLOOPP project, designed to create circular food-grade recycled polypropylene from Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) packaging. The two-year project...

APEAL publishes new report on steel packaging recycling

THE Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has launched its new report: How to recycle steel - why steel packaging recycles forever. Alexis Van...

Morrisons backs coffee pod return scheme

MORRISONS has struck a partnership with Podback to allow customers a way of recycling coffee pods. The supermarket will offer free Podback Collect+ recycling bags...

Amazon to pack items sold by third party sellers in recyclable bags

AMAZON has announced it is to use recyclable paper bags and cardboard envelopes for orders shipped from its fulfilment centres. The firm has already stopped...

Full conference programme announced for upcoming PRSE event

ORGANISERS of next month's Plastics Recycling Show Europe have published the full conference programme for the two-day exhibition. The event, at RAI Amsterdam, will include...

Berry initiatives look to help customers meet sustainable goals

Berry M&H has announced a number of initiatives to support customer sustainability goals and help them satisfy the requirements of the UK Plastic Packaging Tax. The...