Co-op to encourage freezing milk via on-pack message

THE Co-op is to introduce a 'freeze me' message on the packaging of its own brand milk products. It comes after WRAP figures revealed that...

Every day’s a school day: EPS recycler targets packaging businesses

AN EPS recycling specialist is keen to work with more packaging companies to boost Scotland’s ambitious environmental aspirations. Volker Gruppe operates a bespoke EPS recycling...

Keeping up the momentum on reducing waste

TerraCycle specialises in providing solutions for hard-to-recycle products, working with a range of partners globally to eliminate the idea of waste. In Scotland alone,...

Sector urged to help drive closed loop food packaging

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a specialist in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, has revealed it is celebrating the second year of its kp...

No one-size-fits-all solution to waste issue

GOVERNMENTS must look beyond just recycling materials in the fight against plastic waste, the CEO of TIPA has told Packaging Scotland. Daphna Nissenbaum, who co-founded...

The Fibre Bottle offers ‘tangible’ alternative to plastic

CULLEN Eco-Friendly Packaging used the recent Packaging Innovations exhibition in Birmingham to launch The Fibre Bottle, described as a lightweight bottle suitable for dry...

Trade body lifts lid on chip shop packaging challenges

THE president of the National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) has told Packaging Scotland of his desire to work with the packaging industry to...

Collaboration offers fresh approach to tomato packaging

WITH growing demand from consumers for sustainability without compromising on product quality, the packaging of fresh produce remains an ever-evolving challenge. One brand described as...

The necessary shift within sustainable packaging

Although the public has widely supported the switch to sustainable forms of pack materials, more adoption of appropriate machinery is required to allow greater...

Morrisons launches concept store featuring its ‘widest range’ of plastic-free products

MORRISONS has launched a lower environmental impact store with the potential for its initiatives and designs to be rolled out nationwide. Launched in Little Clacton,...