Mondi Group, a global leader in packaging and paper, led Project Proof, a Pioneer Project facilitated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). The project has created a proof-of-concept prototype flexible plastic pouch incorporating a minimum of 20 per cent post-consumer plastic waste originating from mixed household waste. The pouch is suitable for packaging household products such as detergent. Project Proof […]

According to a recent study from WRAP, approximately 60 per cent of household food waste arises from products ‘not used in time’. The study observes that consumers want clearer information and packaging innovations to help reduce this waste, valued at £6.7 billion. How can retailers and suppliers introduce, test and measure the effectiveness of changes to packaging? Innovations such as […]

Leading foodservice packaging manufacturer, Graphic Packaging International will supply half a million sustainable food buckets to KFC Australia for Australian cricket’s Big Bash League 2018. Graphic Packaging’s award-winning, non-plastic solution was selected by league sponsor KFC Australia due to its outstanding eco-credentials. Manufacture of the recyclable bucket, which has been developed and commercialised over the last five years, is exclusive […]

Prismm Environmental managing director Mike Jackson will be challenging printers, packaging companies and label producers to scrutinise their recycling practices at a debate taking place on the Eco Pack Stage at the Label & Print Exhibition being held at the NEC in Birmingham later this month The debate, which takes places at midday on 28 February, will focus on the […]

The UK throws away 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups every year, enough to circle the planet five and a half times. This is according to a report published last week by the Government. Environmental audit committee chair, Mary Creagh MP, said: “Almost none are recycled and half a million a day are littered. Coffee cup producers and distributors have not […]

Axion has launched a new ‘Design for Recycling’ service aimed at helping the plastic packaging value chain ensure that packaging placed on the market has been optimised for end of life, while maintaining its primary function of product protection. The circular economy specialist’s service is aimed at a range of stakeholders in the food and beverage supply chain. This includes […]

Market leading fresh food packaging manufacturer, LINPAC, has been awarded the EcoSense accreditation for its pioneering use and recycling of multi-layer plastics within the sector. The EcoSense certificate, awarded by the Spanish non-profit organisation, Plastic Sense Foundation (PSF), and verified by Entidad Nacional de Acreditacion (ENAC), has been awarded to LINPAC in recognition of its compliance with PSF sustainability objectives. […]

UPM Raflatac and Kuehne and Nagel Integrated Logistics have partnered in a study to evaluate and develop the sustainability and performance of UPM Raflatac’s supply chain. During the study, UPM Raflatac got a numeric estimation of its current supply chain sustainability, and is now able to follow how the supply chain evolves, study changes and steer development in the right […]

Parkside’s design for a compostable pack for an energy bar made from powdered cricket flour has won a global World Food Innovation Award 2017. Parkside created a natural, sustainable pack, with both the packaging and contents being produced from plant based materials. The pack was crowned winner in the Best Sustainable category during the awards, held at IFE in London, […]

More than 100 delegates from all areas of the recycling supply chain were asked what posed the biggest threat to the UK’s recycling industry, and the results were conclusive, poor material quality proved to be the first choice for more than half of the respondents. A survey of UK recycling industry experts has revealed that 59 per cent of respondents […]