London packaging event declared a huge success
ORGANISERS of this year's Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London have declared the event a huge success, with visitor numbers up and high quality speakers...
New testing lab predicted to speed up food packaging projects
BERRY Superfos has revealed it has established an in-house material testing lab to provide customers with 'fast and reliable' assessment and quality testing of...
‘Confusing’ information potentially hindering packaging recycling
NEW research commissioned by OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) has revealed that recycling remains important for consumers - but more than half of respondents said...
Recyclability Assessment Methodology for pEPR brings ‘valuable clarification’
OPRL has welcomed the publication by Defra and the pEPR Scheme Administrator of the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) for Packaging EPR.
Jude Allan, interim MD...
Trade body lifts lid on chip shop packaging challenges
THE president of the National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) has told Packaging Scotland of his desire to work with the packaging industry to...
Plastic packaging tax — will we be ready?
To accelerate the recycling of plastic, the UK Government has issued a policy paper on the introduction of the plastic packaging tax, which is...
Recyclable paper straw launched for drinks cartons
TRANSCEND Packaging has unveiled a fully-recyclable and biodegradable U-bend paper straw for drinks cartons.
Ribena will be the first UK juice drinks brand to introduce...
Coffee shops urged to switch to fully recyclable cups
A petition calling on UK coffee shops to review their current paper cup suppliers has reached over 5,000 signatures ahead of World Environment Day.
The...
OMRON adds to S-Series collaborative robot family
OMRON has expanded its S-Series collaborative robot family with the launch of the OMRON TM25S.
The solution is said to combine greater payload capacity, extended...
‘Breathtaking’ gin bottle launched to mark Platinum Jubilee
A limited edition gin bottle commemorating The Queen's Platinum Jubilee has been released by Silent Pool Gin.
The bottle was provided by glass packaging specialist,...
