Packaging Archives - Page 8 of 9

Ladies, plastic free periods are the future!

January 10, 2019

Regular menstrual products are a major issue - it's time to make a change? The Tampons, pads and pantyliners we use each month are filling our planet with plastic waste! It's not always the visible par...

Co-op surges forward with compostable carrier bags

Sarah Bedwell

January 10, 2019

Environment, Packaging

National UK retailer Co-op has begun using compostable carrier bags across England and Scotland as part of its endeavour to reduce single-use plastic. Compostable carriers bag will retail for 5p rather than...

US Brewery uses eco friendly beer can rings.

Sarah Bedwell

January 8, 2019

Environment, Ocean, Packaging, Wildlife

Biodegradable, edible yokes can help save our ocean wildlife. Florida-based microbrewery, Saltwater Brewery is using an edible and biodegradable six-pack holder for its beer. New yokes have been introduce...

Return of the soap bar

Sarah Bedwell

January 7, 2019

Environment, Packaging

Traditional soap block sales increase in the fight against plastic Soap bars are making a comeback as consumers consciously move away from plastic bottled soaps and shower gels. In new data revealed by Ka...

Like a virgin – BioCellection

Andrew Durkin

January 7, 2019

Packaging, Tech

Ok, with so much plastic around which is non recyclable (about 91% of all plastic produced is either too contaminated or difficult to recycle) and with about 300 million tons of plastic produced every yea...

UK government set to announce increased price for plastic carrier bags

Dan Walsh

January 7, 2019

Environment, Government, Packaging

Under new plans announced today by the UK government, the charge for plastic bags will be extended to all retailers and increased from 5p to 10p. In a consultation put forward by Environment Secretary Michael ...

Former L’Oréal engineer becomes edible plastic entrepreneur

Dan Walsh

January 7, 2019

Business, Packaging

Sometimes the idea for a product or company comes from deciding to improve the way something works. Sometimes it comes from a negative experience. In the case of Pierre-Yves Paslier, it was a combination of th...

Shoppers earn over $37,000 by recycling plastic bottles after trial by UK supermarket Iceland

Dan Walsh

January 7, 2019

Business, Packaging

UK shoppers are laughing all the way to the bank after earning over $37,000 by recycling plastic bottles. In a trial launched by UK supermarket chain Iceland, reverse vending machines in-store offered shoppers...

Drowning Our Plastic Sorrows

Juan Askew

January 7, 2019

Ocean, Packaging, Wildlife

It is estimated that there are more than 5 trillion pieces of plastic, with a combined mass of more than 250,000 tons, floating in our oceans. Despite plastic production increasing twentyfold across the last h...

Plans emerge for first ‘all plastics’ recycling facility in England.

Sarah Bedwell

January 7, 2019

Business, Next Generation, Packaging, Tech

Advanced plastic recycling centre planned for Swindon. Recycling Technologies Ltd, specialist's in the recycling of plastic waste, Swindon Borough Council (SBC) and Public Power Solutions Ltd, (PPS) a...