Plastic-free wine bottle packaging solution unveiled
MACFARLANE Packaging is launching a plastic-free packaging system that will allow retailers to send wine bottles through the post
CuanTec receives backing from Sky for single-use plastic replacement
CUANTEC, a biotech company based in Motherwell and Oban, has secured investment from Sky Ocean Ventures and Scottish Enterprise
‘Viable and scalable’ plastic-free solutions on display in London
A new feature called PlasticFreeLand is poised to debut at this year's Packaging Innovations London 2019 exhibition
New survey finds Scots overwhelmingly in favour of imminent deposit return scheme
FOUR in five people in Scotland back the introduction of a deposit return scheme (DRS), according to a recent YouGov survey
Green groups call on Scottish Parliament for ‘radical’ single-use plastic changes
ENVIRONMENTALIST campaigners have called on the Scottish Parliament to ban the use of polystyrene cups and introduce a ‘latte levy’ in a five-point plan submitted on August 30
Highland Spring makes Solheim Cup plastic bottle pledge
HIGHLAND Spring Group has revealed that all plastic bottles collected at The 2019 Solheim Cup will be recycled back into other bottles
Leading bodies back calls urging exclusion of glass in Deposit Return Scheme
BRITISH Glass has released an open letter raising its concerns over the potential inclusion of glass in the impending Scottish Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), which will see a refundable 20p deposit imposed on plastic bottles, cans and potentially glass bottles
Firm reports increased demand for recycled plastic pallets
Goplasticpallets.com has announced the firm has seen a 'strong increase' in demand for its recycled plastic pallets as customers become more environmentally conscious
Iced coffee brand opts for cans for the first time
IN a departure from the brand's usual cardboard cartons, Jimmy’s Iced Coffee's latest product - Flat White - has been made available in recyclable aluminium cans
Iceland reports success of reverse vending machines
ICELAND has revealed that over one million plastic bottles have been recycled in their reverse vending machines this year
