Scottish Government urged to fast track ban on single-use plastic items
FRIENDS of the Earth Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to 'act quickly' on the public demand for a ban on single-use plastic items.
It...
Paving and walling specialist makes sustainable packaging investment
PAVING and walling manufacturer Tobermore has announced the business has invested in more sustainable packaging.
The business has overhauled its packaging design to have 'significantly...
Nestlé ‘significantly’ reduces packaging with narrower share bags
NESTLÉ has announced that the packaging of its confectionary sharing bags have 'significantly' less packaging thanks to a redesign.
From April, the likes of Milkybar,...
Asda plucks plastic from packaging of its chicken range
ASDA has announced it is to reduce plastic packaging by up to 50% across its chicken range, following a successful trial period.
The move will...
Waitrose becomes latest retailer to use Prevented Ocean Plastic
WAITROSE has announced it is to use Prevented Ocean Plastic packaging across 71 of its own-label products.
The packaging is produced by Sharpak, with Bantam...
Plastic off-cuts transformed into water purification items
BERRY Superfos has revealed plastic off-cuts from its packaging manufacturing which can’t be reused on site are being turned into useful items including components...
Pallet business aims to ‘alter perceptions’ of plastic
PLASTIC pallet specialist Goplasticpallets.com has added an educational Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) section to its website, detailing information about its sustainable processes and policies.
The...
Morrisons to use paper bands instead of plastic bags for bananas
MORRISONS has pledged to remove plastic bags from all of its bananas sold in its stores, in what it says is a supermarket first.
New...
All roads lead to Amsterdam for ‘buoyant’ plastics recycling industry
Key stakeholders from within the plastics recycling sector will descend on Amsterdam shortly when the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) returns to the Dutch...
Home compostable transparent laminate launched for food packs
COMPOSTABLE packaging manufacturer TIPA has confirmed the launch of its first home compostable transparent laminate for food packaging.
The new laminate is described as having...
