Environment

St Austell Printing Company (SAPC) has become an official Carbon Balanced Printer.

UPM’s Speciality Papers division has launched a new range of food-safe kraft papers including a new translucent paper that can be used as an alternative to plastics.

TerraCycle has introduced new ‘Zero Waste Boxes’ for PPE materials, as it bids to find a sustainable solution to the problems around PPE ending up as litter or landfill.

MSO Cleland has invested in state-of-the-art printing and finishing kit as part of a £5m spend to expand its packaging operations that will also create 35 new jobs.

Crown Van Gelder is gearing up to make paper using sugar beet fibres on an industrial scale, in what it believes is a world first.

Ribena has teamed with Transcend Packaging to develop a bendable paper straw for its juice cartons – the first major juice brand to do so.

The BPIF has welcomed the government's decision to keep the Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme open to new entrants until 30 November 2020.

Heineken UK is replacing plastic rings with a new cardboard topper on multi-pack tins of Heineken, Foster’s and Kronenbourg 1664.

Gardners has launched an innovative coating option that keeps outdoor printed surfaces clean and has the added benefit of ‘eating’ air pollution.

Drinks giant Diageo has taken a stake in a sustainable packaging company and plans to bring a paper-based spirits bottle to market early next year for one of its flagship brands.