Scottish Government reportedly facing pressure to scrap plans to include glass in its deposit return scheme (DRS) in order to align system with England's plastic bottle and can DRS
Company has also secured £3.7m government backing to upgrade glassmaking capabilities and drive down emissions
Replacing fossil gas with sustainable biofuels can cut emissions footprint of glass manufacture by 80 per cent, Pilkington claims
Government should publish detailed policy framework to help drive low carbon investment in heavy industry following recent industrial decarbonisation and hydrogen strategies, sustainable business group warns
Achievement proves low carbon hydrogen is a viable option to decarbonise of carbon-intensive glass manufacturing sector, according to partners behind trail-blazing scheme
British Glass sets out potential decarbonisation pathways based on renewables, hydrogen, CCS, and greater recycling levels
Drinks giant claims biofuel furnaces tested in trial will reduce carbon footprint of glass manufacturing by 90 per cent and thus boost sustainability of its “grain-to-glass” supply chain
Experiments to test the applicability of carbon-capture technology for glass manufacturing will be conducted by British firms C-Capture and Pilkington
Packaging firm targets the millions of disposable coffee cups used by commuters, which it says are falling through the gaps of the recycling system