High absorbency pad offers ‘lowest carbon footprint’ on the market
ELLIOTT Absorbent Products has developed a new range of sealed edge pads for fresh meat and fish, described as having the 'lowest carbon footprint'...
Major brands on board with Tesco’s toothpaste packaging trial
TESCO has launched a trial to remove the 'unnecessary' cardboard box packaging used for some toothpastes.
The supermarket scrapped the boxes for its own-brand toothpaste...
Scottish Government announces ban of plastic cotton buds
SCOTLAND has banned plastic-stemmed cotton buds in a UK first.
The move comes with the country's commitment to meet or exceed standards set out in...
Sustainability start-ups awarded funding to pilot innovations with Amazon
ELEVEN start-ups tackling major sustainability challenges have won funding in this year’s Amazon Sustainability Accelerator.
The organisations have been awarded the opportunity to test their...
Over 1.5 billion pieces of plastic removed from Tesco since launch of 2019 strategy
TESCO has revealed it has removed more than 1.5 billion pieces of plastic since launching its 4Rs - remove, reduce, re-use, recycle - packaging...
New packaging machines tipped to enable retailers to reduce plastic
XACT has launched two new packaging solutions designed to help retailers reduce the amount of plastic packaging they use for fresh produce.
The Rev Elephant...
Organisation warn of increase in plastic consumption should DRS include cans
A UK-wide deposit return scheme (DRS) including aluminium cans could result in an extra 823 million plastic bottles being produced, according to Alupro.
The not-for-profit...
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020 winners announced
AN eco coffee maker, in-home water appliance and gel-less film recycling technology were among the winners at the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020.
Announced at the...
No shrinking from poultry challenges
DESCRIBED as an ‘industry first’, Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS) has launched a widely recyclable solution for the whole bird market in conjunction with shrink...
Visitor registration goes live for Plastics Recycling Show Europe
VISITOR registration is now open for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), which returns to the RAI Amsterdam on 22-23 June 2022.
The event is...
