Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has been recognised in this year’s Austrian Green Star Packaging Awards for two recent sustainable packaging innovations developed using its customer-centric approach, EcoSolutions: PerFORMing – paper-based packaging with special barrier coating to protect cheese slices Austria’s biggest retailer REWE worked together with Mondi to launch a more sustainable cheese tray for their […]

Tetra Pak reconfirms its strategic priority in driving the sustainability transformation by setting an ambition for net zero emissions across the value chain by 2050, supporting this with an intermediate 2030 target of net zero carbon emissions across its own operations. The company will also set emissions reduction targets in line with 1.5°C according to the Science Based Targets (SBT) […]

In less than two decades, Reflex Labels has grown to nearly 20 locations across the UK with the stated goal of providing the highest quality labels in Britain. But tucked into a former warehouse space in its Barwell, Leicestershire facility, Reflex is quietly positioning itself to go well beyond labels. Reflex Label Plus, a division of the Reflex group, has […]

A newly launched eco-friendly packaging company has outlined plans to help other businesses with a national sustainability initiative which rewards customers for switching to greener packaging solutions. Simply Eco Packaging is a biodegradable packaging manufacturer for the food industry. Its catalogue of products is produced from premium eco-friendly materials including plant-based bioplastic, compostable wood and paper from sustainably sourced trees […]

In these difficult days, perhaps now more than ever, society is about to realize the importance of conserving resources—both for economic and environmental purposes. In the paper packaging sector, this translates into the use of materials that can be repulped and made into other paper products, rather than going directly to the landfill after their first use. For the many […]

Global packaging and paper group Mondi has partnered with Reckitt Benckiser Group to launch a fully recyclable, mono-material flexible plastic packaging portfolio for the premium line of its Finish dishwasher tablets Quantum Ultimate. This product line had previously used a multilayer, PET/PE laminate pouch construction that was not recyclable. With RB’s commitment that 100 per cent of its plastic packaging […]

Over the last ten years, we have produced more plastic than during the whole of the last century, but with the devastating impact that single use plastic has on the environment being highlighted by the recent Blue Planet II series, more businesses and consumers than ever are throwing their support behind the war against plastic. As part of its Environmental […]

Following the successful recycling certification of its Propafilm Strata SL high barrier film earlier this year by Interseroh, an Independent German recycling and consulting company. Innovia Films decided to extend the testing programme across all its uncoated, acrylic coated and EVOH barrier range of films. Interseroh analyse and evaluate the packaging based on sound criteria along with the entire after-life […]

A cross-party parliamentary group warning that firms are replacing plastic with potentially more harmful alternatives for the environment is a wakeup call for companies to redouble their sustainability efforts, says an industry expert. Dave Berriman, Technical Sales Support Manager at ULMA Packaging UK, commented: “Recent cross-party parliamentary warnings surrounding replacing plastic packaging in the wake of the Green Alliance’s recent […]

Leading polymer distributor, Plastribution, has launched the UK’s first portfolio of materials with more sustainable credentials. The move is in response to ongoing environmental concerns regarding plastic and the calls from designers, brand owners, OEMs and converters for solutions for a diverse range of applications. Recently introduced to Plastribution’s customers in an exclusive preview, the portfolio is based on material […]