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Why projects to adapt to climate change backfire
A review led by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and the University of Oxford has found that, rather than reducing...


Smurfit Kappa sets new sustainability targets with Better Planet 2050
Smurfit Kappa has announced ambitious new sustainability targets in a number of different areas. The new targets focus on a further...


Carbon taxes and the impact on inequality
The impact of climate policies on inequality has been assessed in a recent study by Vienna University of Economics and Business’...


UKRI to fund packaging supply chain to deliver 2025 UK Plastic Pact targets
UK Research and Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, is rolling out £24 million to fund innovation projects...


Empowering women could help address climate change
Current and future damages of climate change depend on the ability of affected populations to adapt to changing conditions. According to...


Vanden sets sights on being largest supplier of recycled resin
Vanden has appointed Markku Tikkanen as director of business development – flexible packaging. This global role is dedicated to growing...


Zero Waste Europe Study: beverage carton recycling rates substantially lower than reported
New research commissioned by Zero Waste Europe to Eunomia Research & Consulting has revealed that the actual beverage carton recycling...


ABB reinforces clean hydrogen commitment with ECH2A membership
ABB has been granted membership into the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance (ECH2A), the official EU body focused on an ambitious...


Engineering firm gears up waste management wake up in the UK
A leading UK engineering firm has its sights firmly set on transforming the nation’s approach to waste management in 2021. And its stake...


Agilyx signs agreement with A.Eon
Agilyx Corporation (AGLX), a pioneer in the advanced recycling of post use #plastics, and A.Eon Holdings Pty Ltd, a market leader in the...


Partnership to reach a planet positive fashion industry
The Planet First programme aims to find planet positive technologies that will not only look at the circular economy and climate change,...


MP visits Wipak UK to see investment and sustainability plans
In the week that the Prime Minister vowed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 68% by 2030, based on 1990 levels, Wipak UK welcomed local...


Cutting the plastic sanitiser problem
Orca Hygiene has launched a wine box style dispenser for sanitiser gel, the first of its kind in the UK, to reduce the amount of #plastic...


‘Ready wrapped’ packaging for an eco friendly Christmas
An eco packaging tech brand has launched a ‘ready wrapped’ design function on its webshop in a bid to reduce paper and card waste this...


We will buy an extra 145 million presents online this year!
In the UK, we are due to buy an extra 145 million presents online this year due to the Covid-19 crisis – meaning more than one billion...
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