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Target Unveils Five New Sustainable Packaging Goals

Apr 20, 2017

UK retailer Target has announced five new sustainable packaging goals to help deliver products that are better for the environment. The retailer is planning to eliminate the use of polystyrene, as it is difficult to recycling for guests ...

Tags: packaging, Sustainable Packaging

AI-Driven Robot Learns to Identify Food and Beverage Cartons

Mar 27, 2017

The Carton Council of North America has announced the success of a program that is using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic systems to collect cartons more efficiently at the Alpine Waste & Recycling's material recovery facility in ...

Tags: AI-Driven Robot, Beverage Cartons

Global High-Barrier Packaging Film Consumption to Increase Annually, Says Report

Jan 17, 2017

Global high-barrier packaging film consumption was projected at 1.86 million tonnes in 2016 and is forecast to grow during 2016–2021 at an annual rate of 4.6% to 2.33 million tonnes, according to Smithers Pira. Smithers Pira’s ...

Tags: high-Barrier Packaging

Report Says Aluminium Packaging Recycling Rate Increases in UK

Apr 20, 2016

A study from the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has revealed that recycling rate for aluminium packaging has reached 55% in 2015 compared to 48% in previous year in the UK. Alupro has also reported that the estimated ...

Tags: Alupro, Packaging Recycling

Canada Plastic Packaging Recycling 9% up

Apr 9, 2015

Canada’s recycling rate of post-consumer plastic packaging has increased by 9% in a single year, according to the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA). The country reportedly collected over 311 million kilograms of ...

Tags: plastic packaging, used plastics, Packaging

Packaging News Organised a Conference in Conjunction with British Glass

Dec 25, 2014

On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...

Tags: Glass Industry, Recycling

Recycling Is Great When It Works

Aug 19, 2014

Recycling is great when it works. To make it work, recyclable glass has to be separated from all the other material that ends up in recycling bins. In the UK, glass manufacturer, Ardagh, has just signed a fifteen year agreement with ...

Tags: Recycling, Packaging, Printing

Ardagh Is Partnering Reuse to Increase The Volume of Cullet

Aug 19, 2014

Ardagh has three glass manufacturing plants in Yorkshire, and is partnering Reuse to increase the volume of cullet, which has so far boosted recycling for clear glass by 12%. West Yorkshire based Reuse is one of the UK’s leading ...

Tags: clear glass, Ardagh Glass, Recycling Push, Packaging

Pratt Industries Has Opened a New 72,000ft2 Recycling Facility in Rock Hill

Jul 24, 2014

US-based corrugated packaging company Pratt Industries has opened a new 72,000ft2 recycling facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The plant accepts both residential and commercial recyclables including paper, plastics and metals and ...

Tags: Pratt Industries, recycling facility, Packaging

Ardagh Group Has Signed a 15-Year Agreement with Reuse to Expand Glass Recycling in The UK

Jul 24, 2014

Luxembourg-based Ardagh Group has signed a 15-year agreement with West Yorkshire-based Reuse to expand glass recycling in the UK. The company has joined forces with the Australian recycling and waste management company United Resource ...

Tags: Ardagh Group, Reuse, Packaging

Carton Containers Are Now Accepted in Its Residential and Commercial Recycling Programs

Nov 22, 2013

Rumpke, Ohio's recycling leader, announced today that carton containers are now accepted in its residential and commercial recycling programs. "Rumpke is committed to growing recycling in the region," said Jeff Rumpke, vice president. "We ...

Tags: Rumpke, Cartons for Recycling

Recycling Initiatives was Showcased at The Fifth CRUK Conference

Oct 8, 2013

Recycling initiatives showcased at the fifth CRUK Conference in Birmingham highlighted the progress being made in developing value for waste carpet and embracing circular economy opportunities. "Active projects revealed how attitudes have ...

Tags: Carpet Recycling, Textile

Environment Agency Revealed Five Companies Under The PRN and PERN Systems

Feb 18, 2013

The news came from the Environment Agency, which revealed yesterday that five companies, who were not named, had “been identified as not meeting their obligations” under the PRN and PERN systems. “The relevant agencies are ...

Tags: Five Companies, Investigation, UK Recycling, 2012

National Interstate Has Announced Introduction of a New Insurance Program

Jan 4, 2013

National Interstate Insurance Company has announced introduction of a new insurance program for waste operations. The company is currently accepting applications for accounts with effective dates of 01 February 2013 and beyond, with an ...

Tags: National Interstate, New Insurance Program, Waste Operations

Packaging Materials Survey Recovery Activities will be Released in 100 US Cities

Dec 21, 2012

American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) is all set to release the preliminary results of a survey of recovery activities in the 100 largest US cities in a public webinar to be held on 19 December 2012. Besides ...

Tags: packaging materials, Ameripen, Packaging

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