Mid-market pan-European investor Aurelius has acquired Europe's leading ethical plastic bottle recycler Eco Plastics for an undisclosed amount. With this investment, Aurelius will supply its highly specialised operational improvement ...
Tags: Plastic Bottle, Eco Plastics, Agriculture
The proportion of UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has reached 60%, according to figures released by the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK. ACE stated that this was a ...
Tags: Beverage, wood fibres, Agriculture
Linpac calls the UK home. But it has had a manufacturing site in Bunbury, Perth since 2013 and in 2015 it will have a new one in Melbourne. With a site on both the east and west sides of Australia, Linpac intends to supply the latest design ...
Tags: manufacturing site, technology, Packaging
Flexible packaging such as plastic bags, confectionery wrappers, frozen food bags and pouches makes up nearly a third (32%) of consumer plastic packaging in the UK, however virtually all of this 556,000 tonnes produced annually ends up in ...
The two-year REFLEX project, funded by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, aims to create a circular economy for flexible packaging – from confectionery wrappers to detergent pouches – by involving the whole supply ...
Environmental packaging specialist Biopac has launched a new range of compostable containers with clear RPET lids which are said to be suitable for food outlets which would like to show off their culinary creations. The range has been ...
Tags: Biopac, Compostable Container
Few companies in the UK have come together to start work on a two-year project called 'Reflex,' with the hope of significantly improving the recyclability of flexible packaging and diverting more of it away from the landfill. The project ...
Tags: flexible packaging, landfill, Packaging
Grohe AG, one of world-leading suppliers of sanitary faucets and fittings, is among the top three winners of the 2014 German Sustainability Award. Due to its commitment to the responsible use of water and energy, GROHE was one of three ...
Tags: sanitary faucets, fittings, Furniture
The company demonstrated the successes of its Cut/4 CArboN program at this year’s BrauBeviale in Nuremberg, Germany, in an unusual way: its progress is seen through the eyes of “Carla” (pic), a fictional Ball employee who ...
Tags: Carbon Footprint, Microsite
Diversified packaging company Sonoco has developed plant-based plastic bottles for Ecover's new home care line. Ecover has launched its popular green brand in North America after joining Method in 2012. The new look is the celebration ...
Tags: Ecover, Sonoco, Plastic Bottles
Representatives of the oxo-biodegradable industry have expressed happiness over European Council of Member States' decision to reject the ban on the material across the continent. The Oxo-Biodegradable Plastics Association (OPA) also ...
Tags: biodegradable plastics, lightweight plastic, Agriculture
Sustainability is one of the major topics among current trends in the furnishings and textile sector. Heimtextil will be devoting itself to the whole issue of sustainability, with inspiring special displays and interesting events. Olaf ...
Tags: Sustainability, Lectures, Furniture
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and City of San Jose will celebrate the city’s successful food-waste-to-energy program at a tour of the nation’s first large-scale commercial anaerobic digestion facility, ...
Tags: Food Waste, Energy Conversion, Industrial
Australia’s Pratt and Israeli statesman Peres team together for India’s next food and water revolution Australian billionaire paper, packaging and recycling magnate Anthony Pratt has partnered with former Israeli President ...
On Tuesday, November 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator and City of San Jose officials will tour the city’s Zero Waste Energy Development anaerobic digestion facility where ...
Tags: food waste, renewable energy, Agriculture