Environment
Iceland trials new plastic-free pear pack
Iceland has teamed with ProPrint Group, Ravenwood Packaging and fruit grower Keelings to take a further step toward achieving its plastic reduction goal.
Ribena begins paper straw trial
Ribena has teamed with Transcend Packaging to develop a bendable paper straw for its juice cartons – the first major juice brand to do so.
Set out to achieve the highest standards
Since joining commercial printer Anglia Print in 2002, ardent eco campaigner John Popely has made it his mission to shape a business with as little negative environmental impact as possible.
MPS invests for a sustainable future
MPS Marketing Services has rounded off a circa £650,000 spend this year on kit and infrastructure with a move to switch its company fleet to electric vehicles as it positions itself for a “sustainable...
Parkside invests in Troika kit, develops sustainable food pack
Flexible packaging specialist Parkside Flexibles has installed a Troika AniCAM system for measuring its flexographic plates and anilox rolls at its Normanton manufacturing facility in West Yorkshire....
Heineken cans plastic rings for board alternative
Heineken UK is replacing plastic rings with a new cardboard topper on multi-pack tins of Heineken, Foster’s and Kronenbourg 1664.
Gardners gobbles up pollution with new coating
Gardners has launched an innovative coating option that keeps outdoor printed surfaces clean and has the added benefit of ‘eating’ air pollution.
Going greener: 10 top tips
There was a time during the last decade when carbon footprint reduction seemed to be the primary topic of conversation in the print industry, with recyclables, chemicals and shifts to new, greener...
Diageo readies paper bottle tech
Drinks giant Diageo has taken a stake in a sustainable packaging company and plans to bring a paper-based spirits bottle to market early next year for one of its flagship brands.
DS Smith benefits from e-comms boost
DS Smith has described its business model as “robust” after posting year end results that were boosted by a jump in e-commerce business caused by Covid-19.