Food for thought: survey highlights consumer expectations around reusable packaging
A new survey by Sapio Research, conducted on behalf of Celebration Packaging, has looked at consumer understanding of the bans on single-use plastic packaging,...
Packaging machinery specialist set to double up at PPMA Show
ATS Packaging is taking two stands at this year's PPMA Show to showcase the company’s range of packaging machinery for end markets including personal...
‘Potentially ground-breaking’ £3m recycling facility announced
FUNDING of over £3 million has been announced for a new plastics recycling and sorting facility in Scotland.
Project Beacon, located at Binn Farm in...
Research reveals soaring last-mile delivery costs for e-commerce businesses
NEW research from DS Smith has revealed e-commerce businesses across the UK and Europe are seeing last-mile delivery costs continuing to rise by up...
Elanders eyes further growth after Spreckley acquisition
ELANDERS UKÂ is eyeing up expansion opportunities after acquiring neck tag and label specialist Spreckley Limited for an undisclosed sum.
The print and packaging company said...
Every day’s a school day: EPS recycler targets packaging businesses
AN EPS recycling specialist is keen to work with more packaging companies to boost Scotland’s ambitious environmental aspirations.
Volker Gruppe operates a bespoke EPS recycling...
Major UK retailer becomes founding member of packaging recycling scheme
RECYCLING technology specialist Polytag has announced retailer M&S as a founding member of its Polytag Ecotrace Programme, an initiative designed to optimise the tracing...
New packaging show launches in the north
A new packaging show for the north of Britain is set to launch in Manchester later this year.
UKPackaging Expo, which takes place from September...
2025 EPR for packaging base fees announced
SCHEME administrator PackUK has published the 2025 base fees for the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) initiative.
The move is designed to provide certainty...
Scotland’s deposit return scheme delayed again
THE introduction of a deposit return scheme (DRS) in Scotland has been delayed for a second time.
The scheme was due to come into operation...
