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Levenseat installs AI-powered sorting technology at its materials recycling facility
The solution was installed at the company’s facility in central Scotland and was financed by Tetra Pak.
Coherix CEO to speak at Manufacturing & Automation eXchange
He will discuss the adhesive-dispensing and inspection challenges faced by multiple sectors.
70 years, and only just getting started!
Rutland Plastics has recently celebrated its 70th anniversary, so Steve Ayre, Managing Director, took the opportunity to discuss this huge milestone and what it means for the company’s future.
A colourful partnership
BP&R Editor Giulia Daniele spoke with the VeriVide Limited team about the company’s ongoing collaboration with the University of Leeds’ School of Design and how this is helping bridge the gap between industry and academia.
Plastic Energy technology powers start-up of advanced recycling plant at TotalEnergies' Grandpuits site
Plastic Energy and TotalEnergies announce the start-up of their joint advanced plastics recycling plant, TotalEnergies Plastic Energy Advanced Recycling (TEPEAR), at TotalEnergies’ zero-crude Grandpuits complex outside Paris.

Every year, 80 million Easter eggs are purchased in the UK. With just 18 days to go, waste management experts BusinessWaste.co.uk have calculated that a whopping 5,672 tonnes of packaging will be binned. 

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GreenDot has acquired the French recycling company RG Group and its two additional mechanical recycling sites for LDPE (Tence and Saint-Pal-de-Mons), expanding the group's European footprint and capabilities to deliver quality recyclate to packaging manufacturers and brands.

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ULMA Packaging UK has appointed Paul Morican as managing director, as the business continues to expand its offering.

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Design agency Thirst has created the pack designs for East London Liquor Company’s new range East London Whisky.

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Winnie Muheling, director of marketing & communications at Pro Carton highlights the significance of Global Recycling Day and the associated opportunities.

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Are US and Israel aligned on Iran war? Deciphering Trump's post after gas field attacks
What does Trump's Truth Social post after gas field attacks tell us about US-Israeli alignment?
Netanyahu says Israel 'acted alone' in attack on Iranian gas field
Speaking at a news conference, the Israeli leader said Trump had requested that there be no further such attacks.
Littler fights back from 5-0 down to stun Price
Luke Littler comes from 5-0 down to stun Gerwyn Price 6-5 in the final of Premier League Darts in Dublin where there were two maximum 170 checkouts in one game.
US broadcaster pulls The Bachelorette after domestic abuse allegations
The decision comes after footage emerged appearing to show the reality star in an altercation with her ex-partner.
Denmark planned to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded, reports say
Denmark's public broadcaster reports that the US operation to seize Venezuela's leader sparked fears it would act against Greenland.