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Compostable packaging specialists announce collaboration

3 March 2022

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

12 March 2024

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...

Can (and should) sustainability be a USP for food brands?

14 April 2020

GOOD news! Sustainability has arrived at the heart of the c-suite: and thank goodness there are opportunities to make money from it too.

Tetra Pak sets net zero emissions target

12 June 2020

TETRA Pak has outlined its sustainability commitment by setting an ambition for net zero emissions across the value chain by 2050, supporting this with...

Müller announces recyclable packaging switch for FRijj range

22 July 2020

MÜLLER has announced plans to package its FRijj brand of flavoured milk in a new fully recyclable plastic bottle. The packaging switch comes alongside the...

Scottish Government announces £300,000 fund for packaging-free island stores

14 September 2020

SCOTTISH island communities are set to benefit from a £2 million programme of locally-led green projects designed to help support their economic recovery from...

Major UK investment aims to make plastic a sustainable packaging choice

16 October 2020

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced it is to invest £20 million in four cutting edge recycling plants in a bid to make...

Mars Food to use recyclable mono-polypropylene plastic

14 December 2020

MARS Food has announced it is to use recyclable mono-polypropylene plastic (PP), in a move which it says is a first for microwavable rice...

Co-op hails new Easter egg packaging as ‘positive step’ for industry

8 February 2021

PLASTIC packaging is to be removed from Co-op Food Easter eggs, the convenience retailer has announced. It said that the removal of the plastic inner...

Macfarlane switches stretch wrap to 30% recycled content film

22 March 2021

MACFARLANE Packaging has announced the firm has replaced its existing blown hand-applied stretch wrap with a film containing a minimum of 30% recycled material. The protective...

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From traditional booming industries like whisky and food to the burgeoning craft spirits sector, Scotland has always been a strong and diverse market in its own right. As such, it cannot be treated simply as a region. A growing number of businesses are attempting to expand their presence north of the border and increase market share and visibility. As the only packaging magazine published in Scotland, Packaging Scotland is uniquely placed to cover the Scottish market and the many people and businesses operating within it.