MetalMatters shortlisted for 2025 National Recycling Awards
Packaging Solutions Green Solutions MetalMatters has been shortlisted in the ‘Campaign of the Year’ category at this year’s National Recycling Awards. MetalMatters is the metal packaging industry’s dedicated community engagement initiative, specifically designed to boost metal packaging recycling rates at the kerbside. Run by Alupro, the programme uses the transformational nature of metal recycling to educate and inspire the general public, improving understanding, securin
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A breakthrough in sustainable packaging: an industry first mono-material metallised retort solution
Packaging Solutions The packaging industry has made great strides in recent years towards more sustainable recycle ready packaging. From the development of new mono-material polymer based packaging materials, and alternative fibre or plant based packaging, to the application of more advanced recycling technologies, great progress has been made in the journey towards a truly circular economy. However, important gaps remain. One significant example is the lack of mono-material
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MM Pharma & Healthcare Packaging urges focus on security after ‘shocking’ investigation into surging UK black market for medicines
Packaging Solutions MM Pharma & Healthcare Packaging has called for a focus on overt and covert packaging security after the UK’s Channel 4 investigation highlighted the alarming growth of black market medicines in the UK. The investigation centred on a surge in illegal weight loss jabs being distributed through social media, shining a spotlight on their widespread availability on the black market. One of the drugs – retatrutide – could be twice as potent as other weight lo
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