Walkers to move to new packaging as part of sustainability trial
WALKERS is to move its crisp packets to materials that make them easier to recycle over the next 12 months.
The move by parent company...
Firms produce packaging made from industrial carbon emissions
A partnership between LanzaTech, Total and L'Oréal has brought about what the trio say is the world's first sustainable packaging made from captured and...
Plastic-free wine bottle packaging solution unveiled
MACFARLANE Packaging is launching a plastic-free packaging system that will allow retailers to send wine bottles through the post
Syensqo announces PVDC mechanical recycling ‘breakthrough’
SYENSQO, a provider of materials and chemical solutions, has announced the successful completion of an ambitious recycling initiative.
The firm said trials have proven that...
Xampla adds to senior team with double appointment
XAMPLA, which creates natural alternatives to single-use plastic, has appointed Sabina Burmester as head of engineering and Scott Thompson as head of R&D.
The moves...
DS Smith extends partnership with Tesco
DS Smith is to continue its long-standing cardboard recycling partnership with Tesco for a further three years.
The two businesses have worked together since 1985,...
NIR testing highlights factors which influence sorting flexible packaging materials
AN international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report –...
Fashion retailer praised for ‘proactive’ plastic tax work
PACKAGING data services provider Ecoveritas has praised Boohoo Group's 'proactive' work in ensuring suppliers are aligned to comply with the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT).
The...
Single-use lateral flow tests causing ‘environmental crisis’
THE widespread use of single-use lateral flow tests is creating an 'environmental crisis', researchers have warned.
A new study published in the Bulletin of the World...
New stretch films meet Plastic Packaging Tax requirements
COVERIS has confirmed the launch of a new range of lightweight stretch films containing a minimum 30% recycled content to satisfy the requirements of...
