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Entries open early for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025

ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 have announced entries are now open. Opening earlier than usual, participants from every part of the plastics...
Malcolm Smith from Konica Minolta UK and Jonathan Tame, MD of Two Sides

Konica Minolta highlights sustainable credentials of UK print sector

KONICA Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has entered a new partnership with not-for-profit print, paper, and paper packaging initiative Two Sides. The firm will work with...
Berry award

Berry celebrates success at Environmental Packaging Awards

BERRY Global Group has received four awards at the 2024 Environmental Packaging Awards. The triumph includes a Gold Award for Sustainable Innovation of the Year, two...
Teysha

New beauty ingredient tipped to eliminate ‘thousands of tonnes’ of microplastics

A new biodegradable material has the potential to eliminate 8,700 tonnes of microplastics from beauty products in Europe, it has been claimed. Teysha Technologies, a...

Research finds increasing sustainable packaging is top priority for FMCG brands

INCREASING the volume of sustainable packaging such as paper is the number one priority for improving the environmental performance of UK FMCG businesses, according...
Bruichladdich’s Luxury Redefined wrap by James Cropper

‘First of its kind’ Bruichladdich wrap earns James Cropper triple award nomination

James Cropper has been shortlisted in three categories in this year’s Pentawards as a result of the firm's work for Bruichladdich’s Luxury Redefined range,...
Zeus Packaging sustainability report

Zeus Packaging marks major milestone in net zero journey

ZEUS Packaging has marked a major milestone in the firm's journey towards achieving net zero emissions after completing its 2023 Carbon Emissions Report. The resource...
Mercel's Alastair Kennedy (COO); Dr Mark Dorris; and Dominic O’Rourke

Napier University spinout looks to weed out microplastics

AN Edinburgh Napier University spinout’s approach to utilising seaweed as an alternative to plastics could help eliminate a range of microplastics found in packaging. In...
Geoffrey Gendebien

Home and personal care sector evolves to meet modern demands

Geoffrey Gendebien, Amcor’s marketing manager for home & personal care, answers Packaging Scotland's questions about the way the industry has adapted to meet the...
UPM Raflatac labels

Labels have the power to promote circularity

Andrea Irazabal, sustainability manager at UPM Raflatac, discusses how Scottish brand owners can integrate sustainability into the packaging identity MATERIAL evaluation is key for any...