A transformative, not-for-profit packaging data-sharing platform (GING) has been launched this week to support efficient, consistent and secure capture, sharing and reporting of packaging data.

A new quiz aims, developed by researchers from the University of Strathclyde and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon in Germany, is helping to bust myths and misconceptions around plastics in the global environment.

A new display that uses the past as a guide for informing the future of sustainability in packaging is on show at the Museum of Brands in London.

A competition by UK Research & Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, has funded six projects to design easy-to-use solutions for capturing and storing household flexible plastics for recycling.

Mura Technology has today opened the world’s first commercial-scale HydroPRS™ advanced plastic recycling plant in Teesside, UK, to key representatives from the advanced recycling and plastic manufacturing value chains.

As part of its shared mission to fight single-use plastic packaging waste, the UK Refill Coalition has today launched a pilot with Aldi UK in its Solihull store, trialling an innovative refill solution which reimagines the way consumers shop for essential products.

UKCPN’s own Dr Sally Beken has been been nominated as one of the top 75 influential people in the UK plastics industry.

Tristan Hessing, MD of Future Makers, told us how GRIPS (Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability) had helped him start a whole new venture.

There is growing interest in reuse/return/refill/prefill for fast moving consumer goods, predominantly in the food chain, but also for white goods and other consumer products to reduce the reliance on single-use packaging

The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge is planning to launch a competition to fund large-scale reuse/refill pilot projects for fresh milk or other liquid food and beverages in September. This event will provide delegates with the background and further detail for the competition and the support available to bidders from Innovate UK, and help catalyse collaboration and knowledge sharing.

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched their latest sustainable online course: ‘A Guide to Incorporating Recycled Plastic into Packaging’. The CPD accredited online training brings together over sixty years of insights from leading packaging experts within the BPF’s extensive network, and an introductory 50% discount is available to UKCPN readers using the voucher code ukcpn when purchasing the course.

HM Revenue & Customs’ consultation on chemical recycling of plastic and the Mass Balance Approach chemical recycling of plastic and the Mass Balance Approach was one of the hot topics discussed at a packaging conference organised by Incpen in London last week.

Innovate UK, Innovate UK KTN, The Satellite Applications Catapult, and the Arribada Initiative have created a series of scoping activities to gather information on how remote sensing is used to understand, monitor, and mitigate plastic litter.

An expanded, industry-led Open Data Standard for packaging, developed initially to support efficient and consistent data capture, sharing, and reporting on plastic packaging, has now been expanded to cover all common packaging materials, including glass, metals, paper, fibre-based composites and wood.

A new report, released today by City to Sea and Re to mark World Refill Day, reveals packaging innovation could pave the way to making reuse the everyday choice of consumers in UK supermarkets.

Somerset Council and Newcastle City Council are the latest local authorities to join the FPF FlexCollect flexible plastic collection pilot this Spring.

This framework report aims to help find and implement solutions to stop plastic waste entering the ocean by sharing best practices, leveraging funding and championing global action in marine plastic pollution.

The Refill Coalition is pleased to announce that Aldi is joining the fight against single-use plastic packaging.