Is there potential in hemp for bioplastics?
As more companies move towards biopolymers as an alternative to fossil-fuel-based plastic, some are considering hemp as a potential biomass source, but can this ‘wonder crop’ make an impact in...
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Sustainability in the pet food packaging sector: Tim Hansell
UK-based dog food and packaging company Skinner’s CEO Tim Hansell tells Packaging Gateway why sustainability...
Building trust in ocean plastics
Awareness of ocean-bound plastic has heightened over recent years, as have efforts to collect, recycle and re-use it. However, many...
A poor state of recycling: challenges in the US
Environmental concerns are global, but the US in particular often finds its recycling infrastructure under the spotlight. Jessie Paige looks...
What’s the reaction to the Basel Convention amendments?
Following the recent amendments to the Basel Convention, Jessie Paige hears the reaction from recycling experts to find out about...
Why the ‘unboxing’ trend is important to the packaging industry
UK-based packaging developer and manufacturer Lifestyle Packaging global head of marketing Rich Quelch tells Packaging Gateway how the trend of online ‘unboxing’ has become an important aspect of brand-building and…
Pipe dreams: New issue of Inside Packaging out now!
As more companies move towards using biopolymers in packaging, some are considering hemp as a potential biomass source. In our cover story, we find out if this ‘wonder crop’ can…
Designing for the pharmaceutical industry: Interview with DiD
Design innovation Development (DiD) is a new UK-based full-service packaging design agency for pharmaceutical and healthcare businesses and a subsidiary of pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer Origin. The agency specialises in sustainable…
UK Deposit Return Scheme could cause “tidal wave of plastic”
Plastic packaging could “dominate” supermarket shelves with the introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in the UK, according to new findings from the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) produced…
Inside Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme
In May 2020, the Scottish Parliament approved legislation to begin a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) trial ahead of a planned public release in 2022. It will see people pay a…
Why data quality will prove pivotal to the success of the EPR reform
In August 2020, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) announced that an extended producer responsibility (EPR) reform would be implemented by 2023 to provide an up-to-date…
