Aldi unveils fully recyclable hand wash packaging

ALDI has launched an own-label hand wash in fully recyclable in what it says is a UK supermarket first. The retailer has removed the glass...

Saica unveils new Research, Development & Innovation Centre

THE Saica Group has unveiled its Research, Development & Innovation (R&D&I) Centre at its El Burgo de Ebro plant in Zaragoza, Spain. Launched as part...
Steve Claus, secretary general of Steel for Packaging Europe

New figures confirm steel packaging achieves record EU recycling rate

STEEL for Packaging Europe (SfPE) has confirmed that steel packaging has achieved a new record EU recycling rate. The latest figures, calculated using the EU’s...
Biffa yard

Biffa opens zero-to-land waste transfer facility in Inverness

BIFFA has opened a zero-to-landfill waste transfer facility in Inverness. The transfer station at Longman Industrial Estate is Biffa's first in Inverness, with it permitted...
Empty glass bottle next to a feather to depict lightness

Glass packaging innovation ‘balances sustainability and practicality’

CROXSONS has announced the launch of Rightweight, a glass packaging solution described as balancing both sustainability and practicality in bottle and jar design. Rightweight works...

Level of commitment to reducing plastic pollution revealed a year on from agreement

THE scale of worldwide efforts to lower the uses of plastic and combat plastic pollution has been revealed in a report released by The...

Paperboard specialist helps iconic chocolate manufacturer secure PEFC certification

BELGIAN chocolate maker Guylian has turned to Metsä Board for help in defining the steps required to be able to display PEFC forest management...

Kellogg’s to reduce cereal box size in sustainability drive

KELLOGG'S is to launch smaller cereal boxes across a select range of its brands as part of a decade long plan to make its...

Environmental organisation hails Arsenal Football Club’s cup record

FRIENDS of the Earth has urged sports stadiums and venues across the UK to introduce returnable cup and plastic recycling schemes, following Arsenal Football...

The war on plastic: be careful what you wish for

AMID the current furore over plastic packaging, a number of industry stakeholders have started to warn of potential “serious environmental consequences” of switching all...