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...
Aldi moves porridge oat products to plastic-free packaging
ALDI has announced that all of its own-brand porridge oat products are now packaged in plastic-free packs.
The news comes after the retailer introduced paper...
Waitrose to trial using household recycling materials to make ready meal trays
WAITROSE is to trial a process which it said will ensure its plastic trays used for own-brand ready meals will be made using materials...
Tamper-evident pouring closure offers solution for edible oils, dressings and sauces
BERRY Global has announced the launch of a tamper-evident pouring closure for edible oils, dressings and sauces.
Described as fully compliant with EU regulations for...
EnviroWare hot drinks cups certified as 100% recyclable
CELEBRATION Packaging has announced that its EnviroWare bamboo fibre double wall hot drink cups and double wall Leaf 2 hot drink cups are now also...
M&S expands beauty takeback scheme to more Scottish stores
MARKS & Spencer (M&S) is to expand its beauty takeback scheme to an additional 60 stores across the UK.
The move brings the number of...
Sustainability Passports prove environmental credentials of Greiner products
GREINER Packaging UK & Ireland has announced it can now provide Sustainability Passports for most of its plastic packaging products, calculating the cradle-to-gate CO2e values.
"We...
Colpac hails ‘remarkable’ fall in carbon emissions
FOOD packaging specialist Colpac has announced it has achieved a 22% reduction in carbon emissions in year three of its net zero programme.
The result...
Berry innovation chosen for Glasgow returnable cup project
BERRY Global’s range of reusable plastic cups has been selected for the Borrow Cup ‘collaborative returnable cup initiative’, which was launched recently in Glasgow.
Borrow...
