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Mondi handles Diamant’s packaging needs with recyclable paper solution

5 July 2022
Recyclability, Resource Efficiency

Mondi has teamed up with German bike manufacturer Diamant to wrap and protect its branded mountain and trekking bikes.Diamant is replacing its plastic bubble wrap around bike handlebars with Mondi's…Read more →

This startup just raised £3m to replace packaging with a mushroom mix

4 July 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

London-based Magical Mushroom Company has raised £3m in seed funding to scale its eco-friendly packaging and to fund its first raw material production plant in Nottinghamshire. The Magical Mushroom Company…Read more →

Plastic-free protective sleeving available now from Kite Packaging

4 July 2022
Bio-based, Recyclability

Flexi-Hex sleeving has previously been associated with bottle packaging; Kite have now launched a considerably larger version designed to offer premium protection to items as big as mirrors, frames, blinds…Read more →

Xampla named in green tech firm top 50

4 July 2022
Bio-based, Circular Economy, Headlines

Xampla – creator of natural alternatives to single-use plastic – is named as one of the UK’s most innovative green technology firmsThe University of Cambridge spin-out is named in BusinessCloud’s…Read more →

EcoTensil® and Trendy Top announce cooperation to deliver sturdy plastic-free paperboard spoon in turnkey top-cup

20 June 2022
Headlines, Recyclability

California-based EcoTensil® and Poland-based Trendy Top sp. z.o.o have teamed up to deliver a new integrated private label top-cup solution which includes a Single Use Plastic Directive (SUPD) compliant, durable…Read more →

Parkside supports ‘All Real Nutrition’ as it takes a big step in the Irish market

20 June 2022
Bio-based

Sustainable flexible packaging solutions specialist, Parkside, continues to provide its support to All Real Nutrition as the company expands its reach in the Irish market after it secured a permanent…Read more →

Sweet Packaging Deal Delivers Sustainable Treats

16 June 2022
Headlines, Recyclability

Loughborough based packaging specialist, Colton Packaging, has partnered with nationwide gift and confectionary firm, The Treat Kitchen, to redesign its home delivery boxes to remove plastic and improve wow factor…Read more →

Could Finnish forest technology turn the tide of plastic packaging?

12 May 2022
Bio-based, Recyclability

Each person in the EU generated 34.4kg of plastic packaging waste in the last decade, of which less than half (14.1kg) was recycled. As a result, more than six in 10 consumers have cut…Read more →

Smurfit Kappa creates Better Planet Packaging alternative for detergent box

3 May 2022
Bio-based, Headlines, Recyclability

TopLock Box is both sustainable and child-proof Smurfit Kappa has introduced a cleverly engineered new packaging solution for detergent pods and capsules. The child-proof TopLock Box provides a safe, convenient…Read more →

PIONEERING FOOD PACKAGING FIRM WINS QUEEN’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

22 April 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

A pioneering company that harnesses the properties of natural materials to create environmentally responsible food packaging products has been awarded a coveted 2022 Queen’s Award for Enterprise, for Sustainable Development.…Read more →

University of Cambridge spin-out, Xampla, announced as finalist for Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize by team of global investors

30 March 2022
Bio-based

Creator of natural alternatives to single-use plastic, Xampla, has today (Tuesday) been announced as a finalist for the Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize after being given a vote of confidence…Read more →

Kite Packaging’s new 100% paper translucent bags

22 March 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

These translucent pouches are an eco-friendly alternative to polythene bags by being both recyclable and biodegradable, while maintaining the see-through quality previously only achieved with plastic products. Clear bags have…Read more →