Startup ‘pioneers’ honoured for packaging sustainability innovations
FIVE 'groundbreaking' fledgling businesses have been recognised for their contributions to sustainable solutions at the 2025 Packaging Startup Awards.
The awards, organised by ThePackHub and...
Lightweight food closure launched for ketchups and sauces
BERRY Global has revealed it is launching a new lightweight food closure to minimise material usage.
The company’s existing 55mm closure is now over 20%...
New barrier solution helps cheese specialist achieve environment goals
AR Packaging has developed Safeboard, which is described as a plastic-free packaging solution now being used by Bel Group for its Boursin cheese range.
To...
Plastic pallet specialist celebrates recycling milestone
GOPLASTICPALLETS.COM has marked a major sustainability achievement by hitting the 3,000-tonne recycling milestone - enough to save the CO2 equivalent of taking 640 cars...
Coca-Cola trials removing labels from Sprite on-the-go bottles
LABELS are to be temporarily removed from Sprite on-the-go bottles as part of Coca-Cola's trial of 'label-less' packaging.
The pilot will see labels on single...
Pact Group and Plan B Circular team up on textile recycling initiative
AUSTRALIAN-based plastic recycler and packaging manufacturer Pact Group has teamed up with Plan B Circular, a UK-based textile-to-textile (T2T) polyester recycling company, to accelerate...
UK universities convert plastic waste into clean fuel
A trio of UK universities have collaborated with academic institutes in China and Saudi Arabia to develop a method of converting plastic waste into...
NIR testing highlights factors which influence sorting flexible packaging materials
AN international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report –...
Metal refillable water bottle launched to aid charity mission
CONSERVATION charity World Land Trust (WLT) has teamed up with the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) to launch a metal refillable water bottle.
Each bottle will be sold...
Crowdfunding success is ‘incredible vote of confidence’ in seaweed polymer innovation
SEAWEED-based biodegradable membrane specialist Plantsea has smashed its £50,000 crowdfunding target, raising £350,000 to help advance production from lab-scale innovation to industrial manufacturing trials.
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