Isle of Harris Distillery launches refill service

THE Isle of Harris Gin Distillery has launched a refill service to allow customers the option of reusing their award-winning gin bottle. The initiative has...

Asda extends refill trial to Scotland

ASDA is expanding its trial of refill options to Scotland with customers in Glasgow set to have the option of buying packaging-free products. Alongside the...

Recycled plastic components producer launches new look website

ITEM Products, a producer of recycled plastic components, has announced the launch of a new website which seeks to raise awareness of the environmentally...

Polish ice-cream producer has sustainability licked!

POLISH producer Bracia Koral is introducing reusable ice-cream packs. The PET jars from RPC PET Power can be reused for many different purposes, offering customers a...

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...

Packaging firm call for change in labelling packaging as biodegradable

A plant-based packaging firm has warned that confusion around ‘compostable’ packaging could lead to an increase in littering. Research carried out by RawPac found that...

Lockdown drives spike in aluminium packaging recycling rates

NEW figures released by the Environment Agency showed that 17,066 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling in May – an increase of...

Tesco unveils mince in ‘opposite’ of vacuum packs

TESCO is to trial new 'pillow packs' for its own-brand mince in a move that it says will see the use of 70% less...