Cricket sponsor bowled over by non-plastic food bucket
GRAPHIC Packaging International has revealed it will supply 500,000 sustainable food buckets to KFC Australia for Australian cricket’s Big Bash League 2018, which starts...
Berry launches stretch hood film with 30% recycled plastic content
BERRY Global has announced that its flexible films division is launching a next generation version of its stretch hood film with a minimum 30%...
RLG looks to fill senior roles ahead of Scotland’s DRS launch
THE search is on for 'entrepreneurial talent' ahead of the launch of Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in August 2023.
With the opening of its...
Aldi partners with TerraCycle for new blister pack recycling scheme
ALDI is trialling a blister pack recycling scheme for its own-label medicines in what the retailer said is a UK supermarket first.
The retailer has...
Essentra looks to improve sustainability across flexible packaging sector
ESSENTRA Tapes has announced it is stepping up its efforts to improve sustainability across the flexible packaging sector.
The tape solutions provider recently launched SupaStrip...
Inquiry launched into UK Government’s plastic waste measures
AN inquiry has been launched into how the UK Government intends to tackle plastic waste and whether its targets go far enough.
It follows statistics...
Coalition hails results of compostable packaging consumer trial
THE Compostable Coalition UK has reported a five-fold increase in the disposal of compostable packaging in food waste bins, in a 'first-of-its-kind' consumer behaviour...
DS Smith sets out new sustainability goals
DS Smith has unveiled its new ten-year sustainability vision and strategy, Now and Next, which sets out the firm's commitments and goals.
The business explained...
Macpac adds to ‘green’ packaging solutions for customers
PACKAGING manufacturer Macpac has announced that its in-house design team has added a number of new packs to the firm's ‘ready-to-post’ and plug Plantpac...
Making the packaging world go round
By Christopher Morgan, global sales director, Filtrona Tapes
IN an era of environmentally-aware consumers, the demands on packaging manufacturers have never been greater.
In a recent...
