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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Unleashing the power of packaging data
Posted on June 23, 2023
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 ...
Thumbs up for prefilled returnable packaging
Posted on June 16, 2023
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 ...
Somerset and Newcastle join the UK’s largest flexible plastic household collection and recycling pilot
Posted on June 12, 2023
Somerset Council and Newcastle City Council are the latest local authorities to join the FPF FlexCollect flexible plastic collection pilot this Spring. ...
Aldi joins the UK’s Refill Coalition
Posted on May 19, 2023
The Refill Coalition is pleased to announce that Aldi is joining the fight against single-use plastic packaging. ...
Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Summit 2023
Posted on April 24, 2023
The prestigious Royal Institution in London was the venue for the recent Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Summit 2023, bringing together over 100 stakeholders from across the plastic packaging supply ...
£3.2 million funding announced for innovation in plastic packaging reduction, reuse, and recycling
Posted on March 28, 2023
Almost £3.2 million in funding has been announced by UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge for 17 ground-breaking plastic projects. ...