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Vote now: Champion UK tree is running for European glory
Time is running out to cast your vote and help the UK’s 2023 Tree of the Year be crowned Europe’s favourite for 2024. Wrexham’s...


Siegwerk, Greiner and Krones join forces in a thought provoking recycling initiative
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, Greiner...


Business Waste to offer foil and label recycling services
Waste foil is one of the harder materials to recycle and most of the time it is sent for incineration. BusinessWaste.co.uk however, has...


High energy bills and warm year reduce UK 2022 greenhouse gas emissions by 3.5%
The latest ONS release of the UK’s final greenhouse gas (GHG) emission statistics for 2022 finds that emissions fell by 3.5% between 2021...


Alupro to sponsor Letsreycle Communications Conference
Alupro, the Aluminium Packaging Organisation, has been announced as the latest sponsor of this year’s Letsrecycle Communications...


Metsä Group invites applications for nature projects’ funding programme
The application period for Metsä Group’s funding programme for nature projects started on 1 February 2024. Funding for planned and...


Asda changes beef mince packaging to save over 60 tonnes of plastic each year
Asda has announced it is removing traditional plastic tray packaging across its Just Essentials beef mince range and is replacing it with...


New funding for University of Brighton research into impacts of warming climate on human health
The University of Brighton has secured funding of £325,000 to support its research into the health impacts of climate change – including...


Amazon signs agreement with Engie for renewable energy from Moray West offshore wind farm
Amazon has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Engie, increasing its share of output from Ocean Winds’ Moray West...


UK greenhouse gas emissions show 7.8% decline from pre-pandemic levels
ONS release of the UK’s provisional Q3 2023 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions finds that emissions fell by 3.8% between July to September...


Releaf Paper introduces three down to earth eco friendly innovations
Releaf Paper has introduced a trio of innovative products that bridge sustainability, functionality and style in packaging. These...


Doomsday clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight
The doomsday clock has been reset at 90 seconds to midnight, still the closest it has ever been to midnight, reflecting the continued...


Sustainable new bee packaging creates a buzz
Smurfit Kappa has created a sustainable packaging solution to transport bees for Biobest, a world leader in biological crop protection...


Growth in export for plastic packaging recycling in 2023 shows need for rethink on use of non OECD countries
Tom McBeth, Recoup policy and infrastructure Manager, explains. Recoup has found that new data reveals an increase in the amount of...


Waste supercomputer heat and old mines could warm homes
A first of its kind system in the UK is being trialled in Edinburgh to see if waste heat from a large computing facility can be stored in...
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