Sustainability
Eviosys surpasses emissions targets
Sustainable packaging giant, Eviosys, has broken its own records and surpassed its yearly objectives in both CO2, and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions, as detailed in its latest ESG report.
Gearing up for World Environment Day
Monday 5 June marks World Environment Day, and this year, the campaign is calling for global solutions to #BeatPlasticPollution. Of course, this is the opportune time to promote the circular benefits of metal packaging.
Every Can Counts announces latest beverage brand partnership
Every Can Counts’ new partnership will see Pernod Ricard UK collaborate with the not-for-profit programme alongside drink can manufacturers and the wider recycling industry, to raise awareness of the importance of recycling.
Report reveals packaging innovation warning
New research from packaging, product, and material test and inspection provider, Industrial Physics, has highlighted the pressures facing packaging professionals and the risks that cannot be overlooked in the race to innovate.
Alupro responds to further DRS complexities in Scotland
Complexities surrounding the Scottish Government’s planned introduction of a deposit return scheme (DRS) have continued to build, with Whitehall controversially telling ministers that plans could only go ahead if a number of substantial changes were immediately implemented.
More UK residents encouraged to recycle metal packaging
A new campaign promoting metal packaging recycling has been introduced by RECAP, the waste partnership between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in the UK, in a bid to improve kerbside recycling rates.
Diageo establishes British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys
Diageo has provided funding to establish the British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys (BACALL), a collective that will build a plant to roll hundreds of thousands of tonnes of aluminium sheet in the UK.
A circular design to watch
A partnership between Hublot and Nespresso has created a luxury watch that champions circularity through the use of recycled coffee grounds and aluminium capsules.
Trivium’s Wassenaar wins 2022 WBCSD Leading Women Award
Trivium Packaging’s chief sustainability officer, Jenny Wassenaar, has been honoured with a prestigious award from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Furthering sustainability in refill and reuse packaging
Simon Jennings, director of Nomis Consultancy, shares his thoughts on the opportunities metal presents for driving refillability and reusability in the packaging world
Canned Food UK supports Zero Waste Scotland to tackle Scotland’s food waste
Canned Food UK (CFUK), a campaign that champions the benefits of canned food, has leant its support to a new initiative urging people to take a fresh look at tins in a bid to tackle the twin crises of cost of living and climate change.
AMP and Crown Holdings fund additional can capture grants at recycling sortation facilities
Aluminium beverage can manufacturers Ardagh Metal Packaging (Ardagh) and Crown Holdings (Crown) are funding a new grant opportunity.
First 5-litre party keg made of CO2 reduced tinplate
The German tinplate manufacturer thyssenkrupp Rasselstein will launch the world’s first 5-litre keg made of CO2 reduced bluemint steel together with the German companies Kleemann and Westerwald Brauerei in May.
thyssenkrupp Rasselstein at Metpack 2023
At booth A31 in Hall 3 at this year’s Metpack, thyssenkrupp Rasselstein will present a range of products, including tinplate made from bluemint Steel.