Pandemic prompts changed attitude to sustainability according to new survey
A survey has found that British consumers would purchase water sold in aluminium cans, over the traditional plastic bottle.
Commissioned by Ball Corporation (Ball), the...
Iceland launches paperboard packaging for its Pink Lady apples
ICELAND has launched plastic-free packaging for its Pink Lady apples, in what it says is a UK supermarket first.
The new paperboard packaging will replace...
UPM Raflatac reaches paper certification target six years ahead of time
UPM Raflatac has announced that all papers sourced by the business are now certified under a credible third-party forest certification scheme.
This means that one...
BPF publishes new guidance to help firms implement PAS for plastic pellet loss prevention
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has produced a new document to help firms implement Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 510:2021 — the world’s first standard...
SIG and PulPac enter partnership to accelerate development of paper-based closures
SIG has entered a strategic partnership with PulPac, a specialist in dry moulded fibre technology, to establish a development programme for the creation and...
Sustainability milestone for Austrian paper mill
SMURFIT Kappa has announced its new recovery boiler is now operating at its Nettingsdorf paper mill in Austria.
The move has been described as a...
Mill marks major recycled paper milestone
SAICA Paper has announced it has produced four million tonnes of recycled paper at its Greater Manchester mill, known as PM-11, since it began...
Co-op launches store trial for coffee pod recycling scheme
THE Co-op has become the first UK convenience retailer to partner with Podback, the coffee pod recycling service.
A six-month trial will see dedicated Podback-branded...
Study shows impact of recyclability in purchasing decisions
NEW research from Pro Carton has revealed that 37% of European consumers have switched brands due to packaging concerns.
The 2026 European Consumer Packaging Perceptions...
Trump plastic straw move deemed a ‘devastating but unsurprising act of shortsightedness’
SIAN Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet & Plastic Health Council, has slammed President Donald Trump's plans to reverse the move to phase out...
