Company eyes eliminating disposable coffee cups

CAULI has launched its 'fully reusable and recyclable' CauliCups in a bid to combat the 2.5 billion coffee cups that end up in landfill...

Cadbury Daily Milk set for new 30% recycled plastic packaging

CADBURY Dairy Milk is to be wrapped in packaging with 30% recycled plastic, Mondelēz has announced. The company has already started to roll out the...

Businesses urged to prepare now for DRS to go live in 2023

BIFFA is urging businesses selling drink to prepare now for the upcoming launch of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). In August 2023, Scotland will become...

Glasgow Caledonian University launches ‘cup library’

GLASGOW Caledonian University (GCU) is trialling a 'cup library' in a bid to reduce the number of single-use cups used on its campus. Launched in partnership...

Major brands on board with Tesco’s toothpaste packaging trial

TESCO has launched a trial to remove the 'unnecessary' cardboard box packaging used for some toothpastes. The supermarket scrapped the boxes for its own-brand toothpaste...

Quality Street to move to paper wrappers in ‘major’ packaging innovation

NESTLÉ has announced what it says is 'industry-leading' packaging innovations for its Quality Street and KitKat brands. It will see Quality Street move to recyclable...

Coca-Cola to roll out attached caps on 500ml bottles

THE launch of attached caps on Coca-Cola products is to be extended to 500ml bottles, the company has announced. Initially launched to appear on 1.5...

Firm set for marathon effort to recycle used water bottles

THOUSANDS of used water bottles are set to be recycled following this weekend's London Marathon. To help promote circularity of plastic bottles, official water sponsors...

New recycling scheme for food storage containers and reusable plastic water bottles launched

A free recycling programme for any brand of food storage containers and reusable plastic water bottles has been launched. Designed to allow households to recycle...

New data standard designed to help firms meet EPR obligations

A new data standard has been launched to help retailers, brands, and packaging suppliers to meet their EPR obligations. The standard is designed to make...