Cricket sponsor bowled over by non-plastic food bucket

GRAPHIC Packaging International has revealed it will supply 500,000 sustainable food buckets to KFC Australia for Australian cricket’s Big Bash League 2018, which starts...

New guide aims to boost plastics recycling

RECOUP and the British Plastics Federation (BPF) have teamed up to launch new guidance aimed at helping designers create plastic packaging that is easy...

Nivea calendar considers the environment

THERMOFORMING specialist Macpac has designed and produced advent calendar trays for Beiersdorf Nivea, which feature 24 different skin care products behind numbered doors to...

Food experts discuss sustainable packaging at business breakfast

OVER 120 food industry professionals have met to discuss the future of plastics at a packaging event held by Roythornes Solicitors in Peterborough. Biodegradable and...

Mapping the way ahead: Vanden calls for more work on plastic recyclability

PLASTIC recycling specialist Vanden has welcomed the UK Plastics Pact Roadmap - but warned more work is needed on plastic packaging. The organisation questioned whether...

Returnable pack boosts beverage sector sustainability

DS Smith Plastics Bilzen has designed a returnable pack which the firm claims can fit inside reusable crates and be stacked without a crate. The...

Parkside creates new compostable coffee pack

PARKSIDE Flexibles has developed new sustainable packaging for a top coffee brand, making it the only coffee company in the UK to receive an...

Sustainability high on the agenda of new website

RPC bpi protec has announced a re-launch of its website, emphasising the firm's sustainable packaging credentials. The new website been designed to present the company's packaging...

ICE Europe poised to tackle sustainability challenges

ORGANISERS of ICE Europe 2019 have revealed the event will have a strong focus on digitalisation, individualisation and product sustainability. The exhibition for paper, film and...

London store introduces plastic-free zones

A London supermarket has introduced dedicated plastic-free zones.  The Thornton’s Budgens store in Camden’s Belsize Park said it has assembled an offering of more than 1,700 plastic-free...