Big brands team up to boost flexible plastic recycling
A £1 billion fund has been launched by five major manufacturers to help make flexible plastic recycling 'economically viable' for recyclers and easier for...
European carton and cartonboard sector meets key target
PRO Carton has unveiled new research showing that the European carton and cartonboard industry has succeeded in reducing its carbon footprint by 24% since...
Waitrose ranked number one supermarket for plastic reductions
WAITROSE has ranked first in an annual table measuring the work of UK supermarkets to reduce single-use plastics across its stores and products.
The report,...
Can-ification: aluminium’s role in circular packaging
Russell Wiseman, head of global beverage solutions, Domino Printing Sciences, explains why aluminium remains one of the top solutions for sustainable beverage packaging
As beverage...
Just Eat calls for sustainable packaging sector to be supported
JUST Eat has called on the UK Government to support the sustainable packaging sector, after new research revealed that people are now less likely...
Amcor innovation results in plastic reduction in tubes for skincare brand
AMCOR has announced it has achieved 'significant' material savings as part of a partnership with skincare brand Bulldog.
The firm revealed a 16.67% reduction in...
UK-wide reforms hoped to stamp out excessive packaging
THE Scottish Government has said that producers will pay for the environmental costs of packaging under new UK-wide plans.
It comes following major reforms being...
Scotland’s deposit return scheme to go live in August 2023
SCOTLAND'S deposit return scheme (DRS) is to go live across the country on 16 August 2023, the Scottish Government has announced.
Lorna Slater, circular economy...
IKEA to cut plastic packaging from consumer range by 2028
IKEA has announced it intends to phase out plastic packaging from its consumer range by 2028.
The Swedish furniture retailer said it hopes the move...
New report outlines Flint Group’s sustainability progress
PRINT consumables supplier Flint Group has released its first Sustainability Report since 2020, outlining the organisation's performance in the areas of social, economic and...
