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APR and ANIPAC to collaborate on strengthening plastics recyclability
The pair hopes to establish a technical and strategic cooperation that promotes best practices across the plastics value chain.
Orion S.A. release its 2025 sustainability report
The report highlights the company’s work in Sweden and South Africa.
PERIPLAST spotlights proven upcycling technology at Interplas 2026
Event attendees can find PERIPLAST in Hall 9, Stand Q89.
RECOUP strengthens board expertise with two new advisor appointments
RECOUP is pleased to confirm the appointments of Professor Andrew Dove and Jon Brookes as new Advisors to the RECOUP Board, further strengthening the organisation’s plastic circularity leadership across academia, innovation and industry.
Summit Systems highlights a trio of solutions at Interplas 2026
The company is set to bring the Maguire ULTRA Dryer, the Frigel DYNAMICO and Maguire Gravimetric Blenders to the show.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation sat with Unilever and PepsiCo to discuss the scalable possibilities of shifting from plastic to paper. Waqas Qureshi hears that a worldwide solution is complicated by local economics.

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In the European debate on packaging, plastic continues to be portrayed more as a problem to be eliminated than a solution to be valued.

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Smurfit WestRock’s 2025 Sustainability Report highlights its focus on reducing the carbon footprint of paper-based packaging through material choice, manufacturing processes and circular systems.

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Ella’s Kitchen has launched a new product range aimed at older children, marking an expansion beyond its core baby food category.

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Food waste reduction has been highlighted by WRAP as a potential way to help households manage rising living costs, following measures announced by UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves aimed at easing financial pressures.

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UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal
The UK does not need to pay Rwanda after it pulled a deal between the two countries, a court has ruled.
Ministers braced for private texts and WhatsApps in Mandelson file release
The documents will offer a fascinating internal insight into how government works, including the way information flows and disagreements.
Euphoria actor understands backlash to third - and final - season
Toby Wallace stars alongside Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi in the teen drama.
Call for Holyrood and Westminster to hold joint inquiry into Murrell crimes
Former first minister Jack McConnell has backed a dual probe into the former SNP chief executive.
France seized sanctioned Russian oil tanker with UK help, Macron says
The French Navy conducted the operation with the support of allies including the UK on Sunday.