Cricket sponsor bowled over by non-plastic food bucket
GRAPHIC Packaging International has revealed it will supply 500,000 sustainable food buckets to KFC Australia for Australian cricket’s Big Bash League 2018, which starts...
Low-carbon aluminium product launches for wine and spirits brands
AMCOR Capsules and Aludium have teamed up on a project to produce a low-carbon aluminium product for use in screw caps.
The new technology is...
Winners of Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 announced
WINNERS of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 have been announced during the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam.
The seven winners are as follows:
•...
DS Smith predicts ‘self-healing’ box as packaging innovation evolves
IN the 150th year of the cardboard box, DS Smith’s innovation specialists have revealed a futuristic blueprint for how the box might evolve in...
Global Reuse Summit calls for ‘robust’ policy to support reusable packaging
KEY stakeholders attending the second Global Reuse Summit have urged the UK Government to support reusable packaging with 'robust' policy.
The Bristol event, hosted by...
Inflatable packaging solution launched for lower-volume businesses
A new inflatable packaging system has been launched by SEE to provide medium-throughput businesses with on-demand cushioning and wrapping containing a minimum of 30%...
Scotland urged to consider digital DRS solution
THE Recycling Association has welcomed the delay of Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) and called for a digital DRS solution to be investigated first.
The...
BPF unveils updated version of packaging design tool
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched the latest edition of its packaging design tool PackScore.
Unveiled at Packaging Innovations, PackScore is designed to be...
Amazon to pack items sold by third party sellers in recyclable bags
AMAZON has announced it is to use recyclable paper bags and cardboard envelopes for orders shipped from its fulfilment centres.
The firm has already stopped...
Argyll and Bute Council to reduce use of single-use plastics ahead of national legislation
COUNCIL services are to be 'encouraged' to reduce their use of single-use plastic products, under new plans in Argyle and Bute.
It comes following the...
