REELdebate and business reboot with Siân Sutherland, what is a forever business? Ian Bates, host, and CEO of REELbrands was excited to catch up with Siân Sutherland from A Plastic Planet. Discussing how society has become dependent on fossil-based plastic packaging and viable alternatives. Plus what A Plastic Planet is doing to help turn off…
REELbrands have launched a new media channel called The REELdebate! Hosted by our CEO Ian Bates and COO Chris McNeill, The REELdebate is viewable on You Tube. Each episode will last about 30 minutes and welcome guests not just from the packaging world, but from many walks of life, with topics that vary from educational…
REELdebate with Nick Kirby Chief Executive of Swanline Group and co-founding partner of the world’s first sustainable energy generation facility, fuelled by organic waste! Nick is a modest, super-connected person who is one of the most respected people in the packaging sector. Integrity, curiosity, and tenacity have kept him and his businesses at the cutting…
REELbrands are FINALIST in the EDIE AWARDS! In a record-breaking year of entries, the judges of the edie’s Sustainability Leaders Awards have had their say, and REELbrands are super proud to reveal, we are finalists in not one but two categories, being shortlisted overall with 3 nominations! Blow the REELtrumpets please! ABOUT THE AWARDS 18…
Is this REALLY the World’s first plastic-free pop-up cardboard ice bucket? Think about it. What are ice buckets typically made from anyway? Steel, aluminium, plastic, glass even ice. But cardboard, is that even possible – won’t they just leak? The idea for a cardboard ice bucket came to me in 2007 whilst touring a corrugated box…
Probably the best drinks carrier in the world! “So what’s the best product you’ve created and what’s so special about it?” a friend asked me recently? “PortaDrink® I replied without hesitation! Probably the best beer (and drinks carrier) in the world! PortaDrink® is a multi-drink carrier which was launched in 2005 and has become the favourite…
New range of high-performance, plastic-free materials launched -Cygnus® REELboard. Out with the old, in with the new! When we started REELbrands in 2018, our mission was to drive innovation in packaging. We have continued to do this through collaboration, working closely with industry experts and leading manufacturing partners. Our primary focus being the development of…
Three Oceans Ltd based in Hull is the first company in the world to use corrugated board powered by its own fish waste. The board is manufactured in a carbon-neutral factory, which is supplied to a local box-maker working in partnership with Reelbrands, CorrBoard and CorrBoard Bioenergy. Nick Kirby, Director of CorrBoard Bioenergy, states they…
Plastic festival tents left behind at events account annually for about 900 tonnes of waste today in Britain. Over a third of tents are left at festivals because on the last day people just can’t be bothered to pack them up and take them home. Glastonbury installed recycling bins in 2008 and announced recently it…
“Born out of frustration, I bought my first aglet-punching machine to produce my own laces and began supplying shoemakers, retailers and fashion brands “. In late 2012, I was en route to Hong Kong to help a retail group redesign, optimise and renegotiate the supply of their toy packaging from their Asian suppliers. With two…
Yes, paper straws are ‘recyclable’, but so are paper/plastic laminated cups, cartons, sandwich packs and almost everything, but that does not mean they actually are recycled. The confusion was highlighted this week by a leaked internal McDonald’s communication stating that their paper straws are not currently being recycled and are instead being sent for incineration…
That may we’ll be true, but this bubble might be about to pop. Pringles hit the headlines last week following an exposé by The UK Recycling Association stating that this popular pack is the worst example of packaging making it virtually impossible to recycle. The issue concerns the use of multiple materials, which end up…
