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PRN Pricewatch: 16 May

PRN Pricewatch: 16 May

May 16, 2013 No Comments »

Each week, we publish the average trading price for packaging recovery notes from PRN trading platform the Environment Exchange Read More »

Demand for plastic packaging on the rise

Demand for plastic packaging on the rise

May 15, 2013 No Comments »

Demand for plastic packaging rose in the UK last year, helped by the food and beverage industry, according to a new survey. Read More »

Incpen gives approval to Courtauld 3

Incpen gives approval to Courtauld 3

May 10, 2013 No Comments »

The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (Incpen) has welcomed Courtauld Commitment 3’s pledge to optimise packaging to save waste Read More »

Courtauld Commitment 3 focuses on optimising packs to reduce food waste

Courtauld Commitment 3 focuses on optimising packs to reduce food waste

May 9, 2013 1 Comment »

Wrap has launched its long-awaited Courtauld Commitment 3 and the grocery sector has pledged to optimise packaging to help reduce food and drink waste Read More »

Waitrose to halve its packaging by 2016

Waitrose to halve its packaging by 2016

May 7, 2013 No Comments »

Waitrose has announced plans to cut its packaging in half by 2016 compared to 2005, as part of its new corporate social responsibility pledge Read More »

Trashed challenges world to change habits | Profile

Trashed challenges world to change habits | Profile

May 7, 2013 No Comments »

The director of a new documentary on waste, Candida Brady, exclusively talks to Philip Chadwick on global challenges, the film’s stunning locations and how it intended to avoid pointing the... Read More »

PRN Pricewatch: 7 May

PRN Pricewatch: 7 May

May 7, 2013 No Comments »

Each week, we publish the average trading price for packaging recovery notes from PRN trading platform the Environment Exchange Read More »

Chesapeake targets further green improvements in 2013

Chesapeake targets further green improvements in 2013

May 1, 2013 No Comments »

Carton specialist Chesapeake is set to press ahead with its environmental initiatives for 2013 after claiming success on its aims last year Read More »

PRN Pricewatch: 30 April

PRN Pricewatch: 30 April

April 30, 2013 No Comments »

Each week, we publish the average trading price for packaging recovery notes from PRN trading platform the Environment Exchange Read More »

CPI and green groups lobby gov’t to limit support for energy-only biomass

CPI and green groups lobby gov’t to limit support for energy-only biomass

April 26, 2013 No Comments »

Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has teamed up with a number of environmental groups and fibre-based trade associations to lobby government to limit support for energy-only biomass Read More »

Pawsey praises packaging at Westminster

Pawsey praises packaging at Westminster

April 25, 2013 No Comments »

Conservative MP for Rugby Mark Pawsey has praised the role that packaging can play in reducing food waste Read More »

Pack giants sign up to carbon emissions measuring scheme

April 24, 2013 No Comments »

Global packaging firms MeadWestVaco Corporation (MWV), Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) and Ellis Paperbox have signed up to what a carbon emissions measuring scheme called Ecodesk Read More »

Industry bodies investigate glass pack supply chain

Industry bodies investigate glass pack supply chain

April 23, 2013 No Comments »

Valpak, Wrap, the Advisory Committee on Packaging and other key stakeholders are working on a new project which will investigate the glass packaging supply chain in the United Kingdom Read More »

China’s “strict” quality material standards prompt concern

China’s “strict” quality material standards prompt concern

April 23, 2013 No Comments »

CPI’s David Workman has questioned whether UK waste processors are going to be ready to adhere to China’s “strict” quality material standards in the next few years Read More »

PRN Pricewatch: 23 April

PRN Pricewatch: 23 April

April 23, 2013 No Comments »

Each week, we publish the average trading price for packaging recovery notes from PRN trading platform the Environment Exchange Read More »