Compostable films offer ‘breakthrough innovation’ in packaging wet food products
TIPA has announced that successful trials of its compostable packaging will see the company’s films act as a liner for tray sealer equipment specialist...
Glasgow school kids request meeting with city’s council on single-use plastics
SCHOOL children in Glasgow have written to the city's council requesting a meeting to advise on measures to reduce single-use plastic in their schools.
It...
TerraCycle expands ‘first-of-its-kind’ recycling programme
LIFE sciences specialist Cytiva and recycling company TerraCycle have expanded their filtration device recycling programme globally, including to the UK.
Customers in the pharmaceutical, food...
Celebration launches rPET tamper-evident range of food packaging
CELEBRATION Packaging has announced the launch of a new range of tamper-evident food packaging made from a minimum of 30% recycled PET.
The range, introduced...
Monolayer recyclable pouch scoops award
SUN Chemical and Elif's monolayer recyclable pouch has received an award at the 2023 Worldstar Global Packaging Awards.
The trophy was presented by the World...
Aberdeenshire Council to trial polystyrene recycling
ABERDEENSHIRE Council is to begin a polystyrene recycling trial at three of its household recycling centres (HRCs).
A contract has been signed between the council...
Carbon debate took centre stage at Packaging Innovations
ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations 2020 have revealed that carbon was the main topic of conversation at the showcase event in Birmingham last week.
Exhibitors displayed...
Vanden and academics team up to accelerate innovation in plastic recycling
VANDEN Recycling has announced it is supporting Professor Michael Johnston at University of Oxford's Department of Physics to tackle the recycling challenge of identifying...
Paper specialist joins Pack4Good initiative
James Cropper has announced it is supporting environmental non-profit Canopy by joining the Pack4Good initiative, which is focused on transforming paper packaging supply chains...
Sustainable punnet solutions launched for fresh produce market
SMURFIT Kappa is introducing its punnet portfolio for fresh produce in Europe.
The 'Safe&Green' portfolio is the packaging giant's paper-based solution comprising designs that are...
