Scottish Government announces £300,000 fund for packaging-free island stores
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...
DS Smith and Coca-Cola give sustainability a lift with handle innovation
DS Smith and Coca-Cola HBC Austria have collaborated to replace plastic handles for 1.5 litre PET soft drink multi-packs with cardboard based outer packaging.
The...
APG Europe opens ‘one-stop-shop’ for Sulapac packaging
APG Europe has become the first online distributor of Sulapac packaging with the ability to serve smaller brands and provide extended services such as...
New toolkit launched to encourage returnable packaging schemes
ENVIRONMENT charity PECT and RECOUP have launched the PECT Bring it Back Toolkit, designed to help address single-use packaging issues.
The toolkit encourages and helps...
Coffee pod recycling service marks major milestone
PODBACK, the coffee pod recycling service, has marked a major milestone after installing its 200th drop-off point at a local authority recycling centre (HWRC).
The...
Lockdown drives spike in aluminium packaging recycling rates
NEW figures released by the Environment Agency showed that 17,066 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling in May – an increase of...
Mondelēz removes plastic trays from selection box range
MONDELĒZ International has removed 1.1 million plastic trays from its range of Christmas selection boxes.
The company's selection box range, which includes Cadbury, Oreo and...
Packaging business drives home sustainability message at Birmingham show
GREINER Packaging UK & Ireland has made a major statement at Packaging Innovations after parking one of its trucks - complete with sustainability message...
Survey highlights consumer confusion around disposal of packaging
A survey by Sapio Research, conducted on behalf of Celebration Packaging, has highlighted the importance of certified recyclable or compostable packaging to consumers.
61% of...
Inquiry launched into UK Government’s plastic waste measures
AN inquiry has been launched into how the UK Government intends to tackle plastic waste and whether its targets go far enough.
It follows statistics...
