Valpak welcomes pEPR enforcement decision for producers who miss half-year deadline
THE UK’s largest compliance scheme, Valpak by Reconomy, has welcomed the Environment Agency (EA) announcement outlining its position around pEPR recyclability assessment reporting.
The EA...
Lisbon makes history with city-wide reusable cup system
LISBON has become the first European capital to roll out a city-wide reusable cup system backed by a local deposit-return model.
The initiative is driven...
Vanden and academics team up to accelerate innovation in plastic recycling
VANDEN Recycling has announced it is supporting Professor Michael Johnston at University of Oxford's Department of Physics to tackle the recycling challenge of identifying...
2025 EPR for packaging base fees announced
SCHEME administrator PackUK has published the 2025 base fees for the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) initiative.
The move is designed to provide certainty...
Specialty chemicals provider launches new website to support sustainable choices
SPECIALTY chemicals provider Archroma has unveiled a fully redesigned website which aims to enhance the customer experience and accelerate the move to more sustainable practices...
Pupils make puppets from plastic bottles recovered from the River Clyde
PRIMARY school pupils from across Inverclyde have made puppets crafted from 3D-printed parts made using plastic bottles collected from the River Clyde.
The initiative came...
Compostable pipette dropper tipped to ‘revolutionise’ sustainable packaging for beauty sector
SHELLWORKS has launched what it is calling the world's first fully home-compostable pipette dropper.
The move is tipped to 'revolutionise' sustainable packaging for the beauty...
Luxury packaging business earns EcoVadis Platinum status
PUSTERLA 1880 UK has announced it has achieved EcoVadis Platinum status - the organisation’s highest recognition for sustainability performance.
The rating means that the luxury...
Biffa backs packaging waste tracking with Polytag’s detection technology
POLYTAG, a specialist in tagging and tracing packaging, has announced an extension of its collaboration with Biffa.
Polytag’s network of plastic detection units situated in...
Berlin Packaging’s net zero targets earn SBTi validation
BERLIN Packaging has announced that its net zero greenhouse gas emissions goals have been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
The move...
