Packaging giant builds football fanbase to fill empty stadiums

PACKAGING giant DS Smith has created bespoke cardboard football fans to help fill gaps in the stands while stadiums remain closed to the public...
Packaging Innovations & Empack

pEPR implications take centre stage on Day Two of Packaging Innovations & Empack

ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations & Empack have hailed the event for continuing to 'push industry expectations' after the two-day exhibition came to a close. Day...

Plastic Packaging Tax ‘complexity’ risks accidental law-breaking

THE logistics and cost of obtaining information on packaging material could see firms opt to pay the recently introduced plastic packaging tax (PPT) without...
Peter Farrer of Scottish Water and climate action secretary Gillian Martin. Image credit: Paul Devlin / SNS Group

Scottish Water hails success of Top Up Taps in reducing single-use plastic

SCOTTISH Water has revealed its network of Top Up Taps has saved the equivalent of 20 million 330ml plastic bottles.  The utility hailed the success...

Morrisons to trial ‘zero waste’ concept in Scottish stores

MORRISONS is to launch 'zero waste' stores in Scotland as part of a trial which the retailer hopes will allow it to recycle all...

PPMA re-brand puts automation ‘at the heart’ of manufacturing

THE PPMA (Processing & Packaging Machinery Association) Group of Associations has announced it is re-branding and has changed its name to AutomateUK to better...

Scottish universities to ‘drastically’ increase recycled content of plastic bottles

SCIENTISTS from Heriot-Watt University and the University of Strathclyde are to develop additives and processing methods that will 'drastically' increase the recycled content of...
Origen Flor Natural by Hinojosa Packaging Galería Gráfica and Stora Enso

Cartonboard packaging innovation on display at Museum of Brands

AWARD-winning designs from Pro Carton’s 2024 European Carton Excellence Award (ECEA) are now on display at the Museum of Brands in Notting Hill, London. The...
Food packaging range from Sabert

Sabert launches updated version of its Deli2Go range

SABERT Corporation Europe has announced the launch of a new version of its compact Deli2Go range. Described as 'perfect' for chilled foods and side dishes,...
Sidel's CoboREEL

Automated reel loading solution ‘sets new industry standard’

SIDEL is launching CoboREEL, an automated reel loading solution for drinks packaging labels described as having triple the reel capacity of any other solution...