Lower-cost RFID rollout on horizon

A future role for lower-cost, item-level tags in areas as diverse as materials recognition for reverse vending, odour detection for in-pack freshness indicators and wider consumer engagement, is being predicted by radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit producer PragmatIC. Read more

Edible code reduces need for packaging

A new edible, scannable code has been developed for food applications, reducing the need for packaging and allowing consumers to track products from farm to fork. Read more

Unilever to halve plastics by 2025

Manufacturing giant Unilever has announced that it will halve its use of virgin plastics by 2025, cutting that usage by 100,000 tonnes (t). Read more

Coca-Cola develops ‘first’ marine plastic bottle

The Coca-Cola Company has developed the ‘first’ bottle made using recovered and recycled marine plastics. Read more

Warburtons set for compostable packaging move

Warburtons has revealed it is on the verge of introducing compostable packaging for its range of Toastie white sliced bread. Read more

Microplastics harm human health, warn experts

Human health could be at risk from microplastics – small pieces of plastic less than 5mm in length – according to researchers at the University Medical Centre Utrecht. Read more