Recycle-ready packaging is a wrap for premium cheese

AMCOR and French cheese producer Fromagerie Milleret have teamed up to create a new recycle-ready paper packaging for the company’s Le Baron Brie and...

Recycled refuse sacks make use of agricultural plastic waste

BERRY Global has announced that its UK refuse sack business has launched a new range of high strength refuse sacks, manufactured from recycled plastics. The...

Funding boost for Edinburgh’s expanded polystyrene recycling plans

THE City of Edinburgh Council has been awarded £19,000 to support the recycling of expanded polystyrene (EPS) at household recycling centres. The £70 million Recycling...

Companies share thoughts on plastic packaging tax

PLASTIC packaging manufactured in, or imported into, the UK containing less than 30% recycled plastic will be subject to a tax of £200 per...
James Jones & Sons pallets

Pallets and packaging firm earns sustainability recognition

JAMES Jones & Sons (Pallets & Packaging) has announced it has been awarded the EcoVadis Platinum Medal, an honour that places the company among...
Coveris Rigmuir

East Kilbride project ramps up Coveris’ sustainability goals

PACKAGING company Coveris has announced it is advancing its sustainability efforts with  a second major renewable energy agreement. The company revealed it has already gradually...
PaperPlus Bag Advanced

Mondi launches high-barrier paper bag for humidity-sensitive products

MONDI is launching a high-performance paper bag designed to protect humidity-sensitive goods, while reducing plastic content. The firm's re/cycle PaperPlus Bag Advanced solution aims to...

Ribena unveils its ‘most significant’ brand design update in past decade

RIBENA has unveiled a new bottle which it says will have the 'optimum' chance of being recycled into another drinks bottle. To be rolled out...
Multiboard CirculaRR packaging

‘Breakthrough’ solution enhances circularity in food barrier packaging

RDM Group, a producer of recycled cartonboard, and Dow, a materials science company, have launched a 'breakthrough' solution that advances circularity in food barrier...
Vanden Staff, Whittlesey, Peterborough

Vanden Recycling names new business development manager

PAUL Scott has been appointed business development manager at Vanden Recycling with a remit to target the thermoforming and vacuum forming sectors