Sustainability

ARDAGH Glass Packaging-Europe has announced that a new solar installation at its glass facility in Irvine, Ayrshire, is now generating enough electricity back to...

THE UK Government has made investment of up to £1 million in funding available to early-stage sustainable plastic packaging solutions. Innovate UK, part of UK...

COCA-COLA has announced an 'industry leading' goal to 'significantly' boost its use of reusable packaging. The company aims to have at least 25% of all...

SÜDPACK is launching two new packaging concepts for minced meat that do without bottom trays. Both concepts are described as mono-material packaging solutions based on...

The pressure to reduce packaging waste is leading many producers to remove excess material from their containers. However, this is triggering an unwanted side...

SCOTLAND'S minister for small business, trade and innovation has officially opened Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging's new factory extension in Glasgow. Richard Lochhead MSP visited the expanded...

ALDI has announced it is to remove single-use plastic from all its own-brand wipes by the summer. The supermarket will switch the lines to biodegradable 100%...

PAPER packaging specialist Mondi is launching SolmixBag, a water soluble bag for the construction industry. The product is a one-ply paper bag created to store...

BRITISH skincare brand Elemis has announced a new collaboration which will see the creation of plastic-free biodegradable sample sachets for its products. The 'game-changing' innovation aims...

ANOTHER successful Packaging Innovations exhibition is in the books. Taking place in late February in Birmingham, just before coronavirus wreaked havoc with trade shows across the UK and beyond, more than 300 exhibitors showed off their latest solutions and innovations at the busy event.