by stefanie | May 1, 2018 | Around the Industry
An article by Rob Bishop, Managing Director of Airpack Systems, asks whether plastic deserves all of the negative press it has been receiving of late. Opening the article by explaining that plastic is currently being “demonised for its damaging effects on the...
by stefanie | Apr 27, 2018 | Around the Industry
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is to lead a historic target of achieving 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging by 2025. Following on from the launch of the UK Plastic Pact, in a landmark Meeting of the Environment...
by stefanie | Apr 26, 2018 | Around the Industry
WRAP has launched a “unique collaboration” UK-wide, uniting businesses, NGOs and government organisations in an effort to tackle the growing plastic pollution problem, as CIWM reports. The UK Plastics Pact, which WRAP explains is a world-first, has so far...
by stefanie | Apr 25, 2018 | Around the Industry
The latest CIG infographic on plastic waste reveals that almost every piece of plastic that has ever been created “still exists in some form or another”, except for the “tiny percentage” which has been incinerated. It then goes on to reveal how long it takes different...
by stefanie | Apr 24, 2018 | Around the Industry
In celebration of Earth Month, HP Inc. has revealed that its corporate headquarters has been awarded Gold under the TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Zero Waste certification program. Administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the organisation...