Test Valley Packaging teams up with Planet Mark to fast track net zero goals

TEST Valley Packaging (TVP) has announced the firm has teamed up with Planet Mark to achieve its sustainability certification by 2029 as part of...
Macfarlane Packaging unboxing survey

New research reveals major progress from online retailers in sustainable packaging use

NEW research from Macfarlane Packaging has highlighted the increased expectations from consumers around sustainable packaging when buying goods online. The firm has revealed the results...
Abel & Cole Berry bottle

Refillable milk bottles help ‘unpack complexities’

BERRY Global Group has teamed up with Abel & Cole, a specialist in sustainable food delivery, to supply bottles for its Club Zero Refillable...
City to Sea refill cup

Research shows strong consumer support for reusable packaging

NEW research released by environmental charity City to Sea has revealed the UK public 'overwhelmingly agree' that reusable packaging must replace single-use packaging to...

Aldi moves own-brand porridge pots to cardboard packaging

ALDI is to move its own-brand porridge pots to cardboard packaging in a bid to further reduce plastic waste. The supermarket said that the move...

Lidl targets removing two billion pieces of plastic by end of 2022

LIDL has announced that over one billion pieces of plastic have been removed from its UK stores. It comes as part of the supermarket's commitment...
cuantec staff

CuanTec receives backing from Sky for single-use plastic replacement

CUANTEC, a biotech company based in Motherwell and Oban, has secured investment from Sky Ocean Ventures and Scottish Enterprise

Changing consumer shopping habits is no excuse to overlook packaging sustainability

Wouter van Tol, head of government, community affairs and sustainability at DS Smith, tells Packaging Scotland how firms can maintain packaging sustainability aspirations while...
Paranova Wisbech facilities

Paranova secures top sustainability rating for second year in a row

PARANOVA Print and Packaging has announced it has been awarded a Platinum rating by sustainability assessor EcoVadis for the second year in a row. This places...

Glasgow City Council calls for single-use vapes to be banned

GLASGOW City Council is calling on the Scottish Government to ban the sale of single-use vapes over fears that the product is marketed to...