Major UK investment aims to make plastic a sustainable packaging choice

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced it is to invest £20 million in four cutting edge recycling plants in a bid to make...
MPS flexographic press

Coveris invests further £1m in linerless labelling capabilities

PACKAGING manufacturer Coveris is investing a further £1 million at its Linerless Labelling Centre of Excellence in Spalding, UK. Part of an investment programme to...
British Plastics Federation’s Recycling Roadmap

BPF unveils new edition of Recycling Roadmap

A new edition of the British Plastics Federation’s Recycling Roadmap has been published, which presents the latest UK data for plastic recycling and forecasts...
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Glass packaging innovator achieves B Corp certification

GLASS packaging supplier Croxsons has announced it has received B Corporation certification in recognition of its social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Certified by...
Malcolm Smith from Konica Minolta UK and Jonathan Tame, MD of Two Sides

Konica Minolta highlights sustainable credentials of UK print sector

KONICA Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has entered a new partnership with not-for-profit print, paper, and paper packaging initiative Two Sides. The firm will work with...
Mary Creagh CBE MP at Amcor’s Heanor facility

UK Government minister marks advanced recycling innovation milestone

GREENBACK Recycling Technologies and Amcor recently welcomed Mary Creagh CBE MP, the UK's nature and circular economy minister, to Amcor’s Heanor facility for the...

Berry Superfos increases PCR options for industrial packaging

BERRY Superfos has revealed it is now able to offer several of its existing industrial packaging ranges in versions containing 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR)...
Discarded vape

Over 25,000 vapes likely being swept up from Aberdeenshire streets each month

MORE than 25,000 vapes are likely being swept up from Aberdeenshire streets each month, the region's local authority has revealed. The findings come following a...

Berry outlines support for RECOUP’s plastics recycling message

BERRY Global’s European recycling business is the headline sponsor of this year’s RECOUP Plastics Resource and Recycling Conference, which takes place on September 28...

New plastic waste initiative offers retailers “peace of mind”

VANDEN Recycling has launched a new initiative to help food packaging producers provide retailers with evidence that plastic waste is being managed responsibly. Thermoforming companies...