DRS delay gives rise to renewed calls for ‘updated and alternative’ solution
THE DDRS Alliance, which campaigns for the introduction of a digital Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), has claimed the delayed launch date of a UK-wide DRS...
Scotland to ban ‘some of the most damaging’ single-use plastics
SCOTLAND is to ban 'some of the most environmentally damaging' single-use plastic items from 1 June 2022, the Scottish Government has announced.
Legislation has been...
Ball Corporation helps Jimmy’s Iced Coffee in sustainability drive
BALL Corporation has created a collection of newly designed recyclable 250ml cans in partnership with Jimmy’s Iced Coffee.
The Dorset-based coffee firm has set a...
ABG and Maan Engineering collaborate to offer linerless labels solution
A B Graphic International (ABG) has teamed up with Netherlands-based Maan Engineering to offer a solution to produce laminate and linerless labels.
The collaboration is...
Packaging tax ‘failing to deter use of virgin plastics’
THE UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax has been branded a 'failure' by A Plastic Planet on its first anniversary.
The tax came into force on 1...
Coca-Cola to use ‘power of packaging’ in new campaign
COCA-COLA has launched a new campaign to inspire people to embrace change and pledge to do things differently in 2021.
The Open to Better initiative will...
Lidl to launch packaging made from ‘ocean-bound’ plastics
LIDL will next month launch food packaging partly made from plastic collected from beaches around South East Asia.
The supermarket said that the packaging will...
New packaging concepts unveiled for minced meat
SÜDPACK is launching two new packaging concepts for minced meat that do without bottom trays.
Both concepts are described as mono-material packaging solutions based on...
Packaging innovations keep Absolut on track with carbon targets
STRONG progress has been made by The Absolut Company in meeting its 2030 carbon reduction targets, the firm has revealed in its sustainability report...
RECOUP teams up with council on plastics recycling initiaitive
RECOUP’s Pledge2Recycle Plastics has teamed up with Durham County Council to launch a new plastics recycling communications and education project.
The initiative is designed to...
