Showcasing the art of the possible in sustainable plastic packaging
Posted on February 19, 2024
The power of innovation in sustainable plastics packaging is being showcased at the Packaging Innovations Birmingham 2024. ...
Xampla awarded Innovate UK Smart Grant
Posted on January 18, 2024
Next-generation materials company Xampla has been awarded the Innovate UK Smart Grant alongside 2M Group of Companies to support scaled-up manufacturing of its natural, biodegradable Morro materials. ...
Innovate UK funding helps expand popular M&S ‘Refilled’ scheme
Posted on January 18, 2024
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced that it is expanding its popular ‘Refilled’ scheme for own-brand cleaning and laundry products, in partnership with Reposit, a collaborative reusable packaging platform. ...
Near Infrared test programme provides critical data on sorting flexible packaging
Posted on January 18, 2024
A major international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report, with a focus on Near Infrared ...
Unlocking the power of packaging data
Posted on November 16, 2023
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. ...
Online quiz aims to bust myths around global plastics pollution
Posted on November 16, 2023
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 ...
Museum of Brands hosts Reuse, Refill, Rethink sustainable packaging exhibition
Posted on November 16, 2023
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. ...
Innovative designs to help householders to recycle flexible plastics
Posted on November 13, 2023
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 ...
Mura Technology opens world-first advanced plastics recycling plant
Posted on October 27, 2023
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. ...
UK Refill Coalition launches first in-store trial at Aldi
Posted on October 24, 2023
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 ...
UKCPN support leads to Future Makers success
Posted on October 4, 2023
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. ...
UKCPN publishes new report on transition to return/refill for fast moving consumer goods
Posted on September 5, 2023
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 ...
Liquid Food & Beverages in Refillable Packaging Funding Competition
Posted on August 21, 2023
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. ...
British Plastics Federation launches new sustainable plastic packaging course
Posted on July 25, 2023
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 ...
Industry event unpacks chemical recycling consultation and latest Government plans
Posted on July 25, 2023
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 ...
Remote sensing and plastic litter: collaborations and actions for future developments survey
Posted on June 26, 2023
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 ...
