recycling
True cost of Hospitality and Food Service waste revealed
Wrap, an organisation that helps businesses and individuals reduce waste, has recently published a report on the true cost of waste within the Hospitality and Food Service (HaFS) sector. Its findings reveal that each year, the sector in the UK serves over 8 billion meals and produces over 2.87 million tonnes of food and associated […]
Recycled PET bottle for functional fruit drink
PET packaging specialist APPE has worked with Oji and Hero to produce an environmentally friendly 100 per cent recycled PET (rPET) bottle for Oji’s ‘sustainable’ functional fruit drink. The Oji drinks are available in four variants featuring different fruits and health benefits. All contain caffeine from green coffee beans to provide a mild energy boost […]
‘Make it happen’!
Ashwin Moorthy, heAshwin Moorthyad of engineering and innovation for Nampak Plastics.
ADBA National Conference 2013
Echoing calls from Europe for discussion on the sustainable use of phosphorus, the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) has announced ‘Can we afford not to recycle phosphates’ as the central theme of this year’s ADBA National Conference. Essential for worldwide food security, phosphorus supplies to Europe are dependent on a few exporting countries, global […]
New dispensing product for water enhancers
Last week at Drinktec, Aptar Food and Beverage unveiled Micro, a new standard dispensing product for water enhancers and liquid concentrates. A one-piece PP snap on closure, Micro uses an adapted SimpliSqueeze valve specifically developed to optimise performance of the flow control and the no-drip safety for out-of-home consumer use. A smaller version of Aptar’s […]
Thinkthin portfolio to support sustainable labelling
Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has introduced seven new ‘thin’ film and paper products that retain shelf impact while making premium food labels more sustainable through thinner label material constructions. Brands are making ever-stronger demands for waste reduction and more sustainable products, and the Avery Dennison ThinkThin range is aimed at label converters that […]
New lightweight packaging for frozen ready meals
Intelligent Packaging Solutions (IPS) has recently launched Desto cup, a lightweight packaging format for frozen ready meals. In addition, the company has also secured a contract to manufacture and supply packaging for an own-label frozen ready meal range, which is available in stores across the UK. Although the pack was successfully launched into the chilled […]
Labelling the future
Innovation is changing the face of the entire print industry, says Jules Lejeune, managing director of European self-adhesive labelling association FINAT
Plastics plant hits recycling milestone
Continuum Recycling, the recycled-PET joint venture between Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) and Eco Plastics, has celebrated sorting a quarter of a billion bottles. The landmark comes some nine months after the UK facility was opened. Located on the site of ECO Plastics’ existing facility in Hemswell – itself the world’s largest plastics sorting plant – Continuum […]
Campden BRI predicts ‘weighty’ industry issues
This year will be a landmark one for the food and drink industry as it faces some ‘weighty issues’ that need to be addressed, predicts Campden BRI. The food and drink research organisation predicts that products aimed at consumer health – particularly in relation to weight management and calorie control – will be one of […]
Plastics recycling targets ‘overstretched’
BPI Films has warned that increased plastics recycling targets will increase costs and damage existing recovery infrastructure . The claim was made by BPI managing director Andrew Green at the launch of its new £2 million (€2.4m) co-extrusion line. “We have absolutely no issue with stretching recycling targets. Indeed, as the largest recycler of polythene film […]
Prestigious green award for Continuum Recycling
Continuum Recycling – ECO Plastics’ joint venture with Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) – has been recognised at the Green Business Awards 2012. Sam Richardson, representing ECO Plastics, and CCE’s Patrick McGuirk accepted the Partnership Award given in recognition of Continuum’s impact on the domestic recycling sector, as well as for the partnership’s ongoing engagement with supply […]
ProPac set for 2013 return
The UK processing and packaging exhibition dedicated entirely to the food and drink sector, Pro2Pac, is set to make its return next March. And, say organisers, it will be the biggest and best yet. The biennial event will be back with a brand new layout that reflects its ‘focus on visitor experience’. “Incorporating a host […]
Coca-Cola fizzing with pride
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) and Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) both received accolades at the recent Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Community Partnership Awards in London. CCE was presented with the top award in the Environmental Leadership category for its initiative to ‘Reduce the carbon footprint of the drink in your hand by a third by 2020’. […]