Project Beacon, which has the potential to recycle all plastics in Scotland and beyond, has secured £3m funding. Project Beacon, at Binn Farm in Perthshire, is lighting the way to a circular world of complete plastics recycling ...
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Consumer goods firm Unilever has collaborated with start-up firm Ioniqa and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin producer Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology that can turn PET waste into virgin grade material for use in food ...
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Pharma Packaging Solutions (PPS) has announced a new achievement of holding 3% relative humidity at 70 degrees Fahrenheit in their low humidity bottling primary packaging suite. Serialization and aggregation equipment are also available ...
UK-based packaging and paper company DS Smith has called for far better recycling collection infrastructure to address the issue of coffee cup recycling. After months of in-depth research, the company said its paper mill in Kent could ...
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Esko Equinox has been added to Athena Graphics' portfolio to complete its Advanced Prepress workflow, an end-to-end solution for brand owners and packaging printers. Esko Equinox creates color conversions for expanded gamut printing and ...
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The UK consistently overestimates the amount of plastic packaging that gets recycled, a report by waste consultancy Eunomia has claimed. A new Eunomia report reveals how the UK consistently overestimates how much of the plastic packaging ...
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Water UK has launched a new scheme in the UK to allow consumers to refill plastic water bottles in public places to help reduce the plastic use. People will be able to refill water bottles for free in tens of thousands of places in ...
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Unilever is calling the consumer goods industry to accelerate action to tackle ocean packaging waste and create a circular economy for plastics. Last year, the firm has announced its commitment to make its plastic packaging 100% reusable, ...
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Mineral water brand evian announced its plans to use 100% recycled materials for its packaging by 2025. The company says that this ‘circular approach’ will keep the plastic within the economy and out from nature. To achieve ...
Foodservice retailer McDonald’s said by 2025, it plans to use packaging that come from renewable, recycled or certified sources. The company announced goals to enhance its packaging and help reduce waste to positively impact the ...
Food Lion has issued a recall of all code dates of its Food Lion brand Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits after being notified by its manufacturer that the product may have been contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. While there have been ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance for drug manufacturers to clarify when a gluten-containing ingredient has been used to make prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley ...
European Plastics Converters (EuPC), a European trade association, has surveyed plastics converters across Europe to look at the current and future use of recycled content as well as incentives and barriers to its use. With high targets ...
Creative Contract Packaging has issued an allergen alert regarding 4 Ounce jars of Herb-Ox Beef Flavor Granulated Bouillon due to potential presence of undeclared milk Creative Contract Packaging LLC is voluntarily recalling 4,412 cases, ...
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Pratt Industries has designed a new packaging for Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, as part of the ecommerce inside print packaging series. Jeni provides ice creams in 32 company-owned scoop shops across the US, in addition to shipping ...
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