Recyclable Materials

Wholesaler launches first ever 'green' cup

30-Sep-2019 By Alice Leader

Booker has launched its most sustainable cup in the UK yet with a fully biodegradable lining that can break down within 90 days in a compostable environment.

Waste management: plastic not so fantastic?

21-May-2018 By Claire Churchard

Efforts to stop waste plastics polluting the environment are to be commended. But experts have warned that finding a solution to do this can sometimes have unintended consequences.

Feel Good factor for kids

07-May-2009 By Sonya Hook

The on-trade soft drinks category is set to be shaken up by a raft of new products from the Feel Good Drinks Company. The soft drinks producer is...

RTD trades on 'responsibility'

17-Nov-2005

by Rosie Davenport A new RTD that aims to tackle the trade's anxieties about social responsibility and spiking is being tested in student bars across...

Plastic fantastic

06-Jan-2005

Glass bottles could well become a thing of the past in pubs when the Licensing Act comes into force. Tony Halstead visits a packaging supplier who...

Campaign for shatterproof glass wins new backing

06-Aug-2004

The campaign to get pubs and clubs to switch to shatterproof and plastic glasses has been backed by the Institute of Licensing (IOL).The institute is...

Potted past mars glass

05-Nov-2003

With the Glasgow licensing board looking to introduce plastic glasses in all licensed premises, is the rest of the UK next? By Adam Withrington.In...

Glass ban scheme close to starting

17-Jul-2003

by David Castle A scheme to ban glass bottles in pubs and clubs in Weston-super-Mare looks set to go ahead ­ despite concerns that not all products...