A few weeks back, our blog focused on coffee cup recycling. Having been brought into the media spotlight by Hugh Fernley Whittingstall, the question was raised about whether the cups should display the recycling symbol, when so few were actually recycled. Plenty of blame was focused...
At this month’s Packaging Innovations event, paper maker’s Favini showcased their latest range of papers, which explore a new dimension in sustainable production. Crush paper has been 18 months in development, but the process has now been refined in order to produce sustainable papers in...
Manufacturers will consider a number of factors when deciding on the best packaging for their products. They select the right materials and design to protect goods during storage and transit, to comply with industry regulations and to be cost effective. Another consideration is whether the...
Our taste for coffee has certainly been increasing. According to data produced by the Financial Times, there were around 18,000 coffee outlets in the UK in 2015, selling us 1.7bn cups per year. If all of those cups were being recycled, there would be no...
As a robust and lightweight material, cardboard is the ideal home for your goods during storage and transportation, but could it be the ideal home for your family? Fiction Factory, a Dutch design company think that it can. They have invested years of research into developing...