Recycling

DS Smith has confirmed the appointment of Darren Littleboy (pictured left) as Group HR Director. A commercially-focused, internationally experienced HR executive, Littleboy has a demonstrable record of building high performing…

BIR tells us that despite all their efforts and best intentions to offer a “physical” World Recycling Convention this October in Brussels, they now confirm that a face-to-face meeting is…

DS Smith and Laithwaite’s Wine, one of the UK’s largest online wine merchants, have joined forces to certify a closed loop recycling system across the two companies’ supply chains. Using…

Mondi has joined forces with AIM, the European Brands Association, and other partners across the value chain to prove the viability of digital watermarking for sorting waste at scale. The…

DS Smith has issued a trading update in respect of the period since 1 May 2019. The company says that business continues to progress well despite, as expected, continued macroeconomic…

Official figures from the European Commission, published in July and covering the 2018 calendar year, show that the UK remained the 11th highest recycler in the EU with a rate…

More than half (50.2%) of global paper and board production in 2018 was produced using recovered fibre. And of the 211 million tonnes produced using these fibres, some 86% were…

The RWM Exhibition will not be held this year. The next edition of the show, held at the NEC Birmingham, will take place on 22-23 September 2021. The 2020 event…

Heineken UK has launched new sustainable cardboard toppers in leiu of the plastic rings on Heineken, Foster’s and Kronenbourg 1664, an effort that is expected to reduce 517 tonnes of…

Smurfit Kappa Colombia has announced a new alliance with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Colombia to highlight the protection and conservation of forests in the country. Under the new partnership,…

DS Smith has marked its Strategic Partnership with circular economy not-for-profit, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation following a successful first year of collaboration. In its second year of partnership, DS Smith…

Scientific collaboration will bring to market groundbreaking sustainable packaging solutions

DS Smith Recycling’s Figueira da Foz depot in Portugal has established additional safety measures to protect its employees during the Covid-19 pandemic. The depot currently collects and manages recyclable and…

DS Smith recently welcomed the British Ambassador to Romania, Andrew Noble, to its paper mill and packaging production sites in Romania. The visit showcased the latest innovations in paper making,…

FTSE100 packager reports progress against its nine long-term sustainability goals, achieving an 11% reduction in carbon emissions in five years

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has confirmed the publication of its Annual Review 2019-2020 – Primed for Growth. The first draft of the review led on the impact the…