Environment

In the past couple of years, plastic has increasingly found itself at the heart of any conversation about sustainability.

HP has announced a major $200m investment in water-based ink technology for textile and corrugated packaging.

Pro Carton is helping to educate primary school-aged children about the circular economy after bringing the TICCIT (Trees into Cartons, Cartons into Trees) initiative to Europe.

The Queen spotlighted environmental concerns in her speech at the House of Lords yesterday (14 October), following a three-day closure of Parliament.

Wide-format printer Imageco has started to offer its customers a new sustainable cellulose diacetate bio-film, produced from renewable and sustainably sourced wood pulp.

Waste management giant Biffa has been fined £350,000 for trying to send household rubbish to China which it labelled as waste paper fit for recycling.

James Cropper has partnered with Hallmark on a card collection made from upcycled coffee cups.

The new environment secretary should look to rework the waste handling infrastructure before changing up ‘confusing’ recycling labels, according to packaging experts.

Europe has, for some time, been worried about the problem of card fraud. As part of the fight back, a new process known as Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) made under the Revised Directive on...

Recycling initiatives could help PVC to retain its dominant position in the wide-format market.