Book cloth made from ocean plastic launched
WINTER & Company has launched TOILE OCEAN, described as the first book cloth woven from recycled ocean-bound plastic.
The product is produced in collaboration with...
DS Smith outlines plan to plant a tree for every employee
DS Smith has announced it has funded the planting of 29,000 trees – one for each employee – in celebration of the UN-backed International...
Sainsbury’s launches Halloween range with ‘significantly’ less plastic
SAINSBURY'S has introduced its new Halloween decorative range featuring 'significantly' reduced amounts of plastic.
The retailer has eliminated plastic lamination from its paper plates and...
Aldi removes plastic packaging from ‘very popular’ wooden toy range
ALDI has announced it is to remove all plastic packaging from its entire wooden toy range.
The supermarket first launched the 'very popular' range in...
Time to take a leaf out of nature’s book
By Winfried Muehling, general manager, Pro Carton
AGAINST the backdrop of COP26 earlier this month, the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) has never been...
Report highlights benefits of improved kerbside collection over DRS for glass packs
A new report from the consulting team at Valpak for British Glass has highlighted the benefits of glass packaging being collected and recycled through...
Macpac adds to ‘green’ packaging solutions for customers
PACKAGING manufacturer Macpac has announced that its in-house design team has added a number of new packs to the firm's ‘ready-to-post’ and plug Plantpac...
Coca-Cola outlines ‘industry leading’ reusable packaging ambitions
COCA-COLA has announced an 'industry leading' goal to 'significantly' boost its use of reusable packaging.
The company aims to have at least 25% of all...
Call made for ‘potentially misleading’ packaging terms to have legislated definitions
THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has called on the introduction of legislated definitions for 'potentially misleading' terms like 'recyclable' and 'carbon neutral'.
It said...
‘Game-changing’ blister lid launched for pharmaceutical and healthcare sector
HUHTAMAKI has announced a 'game-changing' sustainable innovation for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in the form of the company's new Push Tab blister lid.
The...
