Seaweed lining adds to green credentials of new compostable food boxes
TRI-Star Packaging has introduced new kraft food boxes lined with Notpla Coating, a lining made from seaweed which replaces the plastic coating usually used...
Smurfit Kappa cleans up with new detergent pack solution
SMURFIT Kappa has announced the firm has developed a new sustainable packaging solution for detergent with McBride, a manufacturer of private label products for...
BPF responds to PM’s comments on plastics recycling
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has responded to comments made by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that recycling plastic materials 'doesn't work'.
The BBC reported that...
Sustainability the ‘constant companion’ in Clearmark’s 20-year journey
CLEARMARK is celebrating two decades in business. The Nottingham-based coding equipment specialist started life with a team of just three people, but has grown...
‘World-first’ edible packaging solution to be trialled in recipe boxes
GOUSTO is trialling what has been described as a 'world-first' edible packaging solution, to help improve the environmental credentials in its recipe boxes.
Following 15...
Waitrose report reveals influence of TikTok and plastic concerns
WAITROSE'S annual food & drink report has revealed increasing concerns amongst customers over the amount of plastic in packaging.
Just over 70% of respondents said...
Raving in the rubbish
Fields littered with abandoned tents and plastic bags, bottles and containers. These are the images people often see on the TV after a large...
Coca-Cola creates plant-based bottle
COCA-COLA has unveiled a next generation prototype bottle made of plant-based plastic (bPET).
It comes following a technological breakthrough by the company, which will allow...
Tesco partners with Faerch for new closed loop solution
SOME 2,000 tonnes of plastic per year is to be recycled into new food grade packaging under a new 'industry first' approach being taken...
COP26 delegates to drink from reusable cups
DELEGATES at COP26 will be served drinks in reusable cups as part of a strategy to limit waste at the global summit.
The UK Government...
