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...

New survey finds Scots overwhelmingly in favour of imminent deposit return scheme

FOUR in five people in Scotland back the introduction of a deposit return scheme (DRS), according to a recent YouGov survey
tomra-innosort-flake

A different sort of solution

TOMRA Sorting Recycling launched the new Innosort Flake at PRS Europe this year
tresemme_bottles

Unilever announces major packaging plans

UNILEVER, the company behind brands such as Ben & Jerry’s; Persil; TRESemmé and Hellman’s, has announced that by 2025 it will halve its use...
Twist-loc packaging

Top innovation prize for Charpak

CHARPAK is celebrating after winning the Innovation of the Year category at the UK Packaging Awards for the firm's Twist-Loc Tub

Keep Scotland Beautiful and DS Smith partner for Glasgow cup scheme

A new coffee cup recycling initiative is to be launched in Glasgow by Keep Scotland Beautiful in collaboration with DS Smith. Dubbed the Cup Movement,...

Paper straw specialist turns attention to face shields

PAPER straw manufacturer Transcend Packaging has produced a lightweight face protector for use in the fight against Covid-19. The Transcend Face Shield is made from...

TIPA co-founder joins new bureau to advise on ‘green’ solutions

DAPHNA Nissenbaum, CEO and co-founder of compostable flexible packaging specialist TIPA has become a member of a new bureau of environmental experts. The Expert Bureau,...

‘No nonsense’ packs help vegan-certified vitamins and supplements stand out

BIODEGRADABLE and recyclable packaging is at the heart of a new range of vegan-certified vitamins and supplements. Creative agency Five by Five has launched DR.VEGAN, having designed...