A survey commissioned by A Plastic Planet has revealed that more than 9 in 10 Britons want a plastic-free aisle in supermarkets. Populus survey of 2,000 UK adults was carried out see whether people support or oppose the introduction of an ...
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New figures have revealed that UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has reached 66%. The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE ) UK said it was a 16-fold increase on 2006 levels ...
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Nelipak Healthcare Packaging has joined The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), a private technical coalition of industry peers across healthcare, recycling and waste management industries seeking to improve recyclability of ...
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PureCycle Technologies has opened a new plant at in the US state of Ohio, which will use technology patented by P&G to produce recycled plastics. The facility will allow consumers to purchase more products made from recycled plastic. It ...
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The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed its future plans on how it will monitor the food industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In this regard, FSA Chairman Heather Hancock has released a document titled ...
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US-based home décor and floral e-commerce firm Eco Flower has implemented Packsize International’s On Demand Packaging system to streamline material handling and shipping operations. Packsize’s solution allowed Eco ...
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The South Korea Plastic Production and Recycling Federation recently met with the British Plastic Federation (BPF), RECOUP and VEKA Recycling at VEKA’s site in Kent. The group — which included representatives from the Korea ...
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RISI announced that the China RCP Conference will combine with international containerboard expertise to provide a holistic view of the market dynamics of Containerboard. Named the 6th International Recycled Fiber and Containerboard ...
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Revere Packaging has acquired custom trays and container manufacturer Plastic Package for an undisclosed sum. The combined business will be headquartered in Shelbyville in the state of Kentucky. It will meet the current and future food ...
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Brandtjen & Kluge has introduced its new ApexFoil foil-stamping and die-cutting platen press. The new press became available for purchase at the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) Odyssey expo in Chicago, US, in ...
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Japanese technology firm Konica Minolta and Screen Graphic Solutions (Screen GA) have strengthened their collaboration in the commercial digital printing area. The companies plan to promote hybrid workflows and increase user-friendliness ...
SIG Combibloc has developed an aseptic carton pack fully linked to renewable plant materials. The new Signature Pack has been developed to replace conventional plastics from fossil fuels with certified and sustainable plant-based polymer ...
The Dow Chemical Company has partnered with national nonprofit, Keep America Beautiful, to award two $50,000 grants for organizations to establish Hefty EnergyBag programs in their communities. The program is an innovative approach to ...
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RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, is a joint winner of the Waste Prevention category of the 2017 National Recycling Awards for its innovative approach to sustainable healthcare recycling. It’s yet another accolade - ...
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Smurfit Kappa’s SupplySmart service has reached 50,000 supply chains, taking optimisation of packaging to a new level. The industry-leading service uses evidence-based analytics and insights, to work with businesses to benchmark ...
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