Glass packaging specialist marks milestone year by planting 150,000 trees
GLASS packaging specialist Croxsons is marking its 150th anniversary this year by planting 150,000 trees.
The project is one of a number of environmental initiatives,...
Glasgow company creates educational waste game
A Glasgow games developer has created a game, in digital and physical format, that educates players on sustainability as they seek to create value...
University of Edinburgh start-up earns recognition for plastic that ‘self-destructs in the sea’
UNIVERSITY of Edinburgh start-up E.V.A. Biosystems has developed a 'groundbreaking' plastic that can sense when it's in the ocean and break itself down without...
Plastic-free water bottle scoops innovation design prize
A compostable water bottle has won an international plastic-free innovation design award.
The Cove bottle triumphed at the world’s first Plastic-Free Awards for sustainable packaging. Devised...
Research reveals ‘monumental’ scale of plastic packaging collection challenge
PLASTIC resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has published its annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey, which has outlined the 'monumental' scale of...
Kenco to be packaged in ‘revolutionary’ paper refill packs
KENCO coffee maker, JDE Peet's, is bringing its 'revolutionary' paper refill packs to the UK & Ireland retail this month.
Following a successful year of...
Home and personal care sector evolves to meet modern demands
Geoffrey Gendebien, Amcor’s marketing manager for home & personal care, answers Packaging Scotland's questions about the way the industry has adapted to meet the...
Mr Muscle bottles to be made from Liverpool FC matchday plastic
PLASTIC bottles collected at Liverpool FC home games are to be up-cycled into new Mr Muscle bottles.
It comes as part of a new partnership...
Vegware strikes partnership for recycling solution
VEGWARE, an Edinburgh plant-based compostable packaging producer, has partnered with recycling company First Mile to provide a collection and recycling solution
OPRL awards ‘Recycle’ label to seaweed-based packaging
A start-up business in Wales has become the first company to use the OPRL ‘Recycle’ label for seaweed-based packaging.
PlantSea’s packaging comes in a range...
