Retailer opts for functional barrier paper solution
RETAILER Iceland is replacing its previous packaging with Mondi’s functional barrier paper across a number of its ranges.
The first newly packaged product to hit the...
New tech gives Scots firm the EDGE in sustainable packaging quest
A Scottish business involved in food safety and reducing un-recyclable plastic waste has won an £80,000 award to help take it to the next...
Antalis makes ‘carbon balance’ commitment over paper range
ANTALIS has announced it is working with World Land Trust to 'carbon balance' every product in its Arjowiggins Creative Papers range.
The offer is made...
Valpak’s James Beard appointed to PackUK’s technical advisory committee
JAMES Beard, head of voluntary compliance at Valpak, has been appointed to PackUK’s technical advisory committee.
He described the committee as one of three Recycling...
Sustainable challenges for closures
Darren Dodd, service and marketing director at Selig, discusses how the environmental agenda is bringing into question how beverage companies use packaging seals in...
Action plan announced for ‘rapid change’ in Glasgow’s plastic use
GLASGOW is to be free of ‘unnecessary’ plastic by 2030, according to a new council strategy plan.
The Glasgow City Council plastics reduction strategy sets...
TIPA acquires compostable packaging solutions provider
TIPA has completed the acquisition of compostable packaging specialist Bio4Pack.
Bio4Pack will complement TIPA's offering for the compostable industry as its European end-applications solution provider.
Customers...
Edible packaging for gym-users trialled
LUCOZADE Ribena Suntory is trialling a new form of edible packaging targeted at gym-goers.
The pilot will see Lucozade Sport packaged in seaweed capsules, made...
Sustainability remains key priority for consumers
NEW research published by Macfarlane Packaging has highlighted that sustainability remains the key priority for consumers.
Over half (55%) of respondents demanded that retailers stay focused...
‘Certainty and stability’ called for amid EPR confusion
ENVIRONMENTAL compliance data specialist Ecoveritas has urged the UK Government to 'stay the course' regarding the protracted Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy reforms.
The organisation...
