Football stadium coffee cup collection helps meet sustainability goals
JAMES Cropper is backing an initiative involving Little Coffee Cup and Carlisle United Football Club that demonstrates how used coffee cups can be collected,...
Consumers demand action on Earth Day
By Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director, Pro Carton
EARTH Day 2025 serves as a global reminder of the urgent need to protect our planet....
Waitrose redesigns sharing platters in anticipation of more social gatherings
WAITROSE has announced a significant reduction in the packaging of its food sharing platters.
It comes as the supermarket anticipates an increase in office working...
COP26 delegates to drink from reusable cups
DELEGATES at COP26 will be served drinks in reusable cups as part of a strategy to limit waste at the global summit.
The UK Government...
France EPR legislation ‘catching UK businesses unawares’
ENVIRONMENTAL compliance specialist Valpak has claimed that UK businesses are being caught out by the latest French EPR legislation.
France operates extended producer responsibility (EPR)...
Collaborative project sets up new recycling scheme for plastic compost bags
A new recycling initiative involving Veolia, garden product brand Miracle-Gro, and Dobbies garden centres has set its sights on the 100 million bags used...
Full steam ahead for paper mill’s emissions reduction project
SMURFIT Kappa has revealed its Roermond Paper Mill’s integrated steam system reduced its CO2 footprint by a further 3% last year.
The steam project is...
E-commerce boom results in ‘substantial and sustained’ hike in demand for cardboard packaging
AN automated packaging systems specialist has warned that a 'growing' number of online retailers are struggling to fulfil orders due to a shortage of cardboard...
Trade body confirms new steel packaging recycling record in Europe
Steel for Packaging Europe, formerly known as APEAL, has confirmed a new record recycling rate for steel packaging, following the harmonised method for calculating...
Marine plastic pollution could be detected from space
RESEARCHERS at the University of the Highlands and Islands are to study whether thermal imaging cameras can be used to help detect marine plastic...
