Highland school to trial reusable packaging in ‘first-of-its-kind’ move

KINGUSSIE High School is to trial serving food from its canteen in reusable lunch containers, in what the Highland Council said could potentially be...

RECOUP teams up with council on plastics recycling initiaitive

RECOUP’s Pledge2Recycle Plastics has teamed up with Durham County Council to launch a new plastics recycling communications and education project. The initiative is designed to...

Edinburgh hotel unveils bespoke staff uniforms made from recycled plastic bottles

AN Edinburgh hotel has unveiled bespoke uniforms made from recycled plastic bottles in a £60,000 investment. Ten Hill Place Hotel, located in the capital's Old...

Delipac offers ‘definitive solution’ for sustainable packaging

DELIPAC has been described as the 'definitive solution' to sustainable packaging for the convenience food and drinks sector. The Delipac board products are described as...
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Investing in a sustainable future

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Mondi extrusion line

Mondi invests in new extrusion line to help support customers’ green ambitions

MONDI has announced the start-up of its new extrusion line at Mondi Coating Štĕti in the Czech Republic. The move has been described as marking...

Entry deadline extended for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022

ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 have announced an extension to the entry deadline for all seven award categories until Friday March...
Alice Rackley, CEO of Polytag

Polytag secures major funding boost for recycling innovation project

RECYCLING technology business Polytag has announced it has been awarded over £100,000 from the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Centre of Excellence, funded by...
Vanden Recycling project with Oxford University

Vanden and academics team up to accelerate innovation in plastic recycling

VANDEN Recycling has announced it is supporting Professor Michael Johnston at University of Oxford's Department of Physics to tackle the recycling challenge of identifying...

Scottish and UK governments urged to work together to ban plastic-based wipes

SCOTTISH Water has called on the Scottish and UK governments to work together to ban wipes made with plastic. It comes following the launch of...