Vapes

Single-use vapes ban is ‘landmark moment’ for campaigners

A number of organisations have welcomed the ban on the sale of single-use vapes, which will come into force in Scotland on June 1. Environmental...
Board 24 receiving its Supplier of the Year award from Macfarlane Packaging

Macfarlane Packaging honours top suppliers at annual awards

MACFARLANE Packaging has named sheet feeder Board 24 as the winner of its Supplier of the Year accolade for 2024. In a change this year,...

APEAL looks to the future of steel packaging

APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging has launched two new projects focusing on the past, present and future of steel for packaging. The social...

Scotland’s deposit return scheme delayed until 2022

The introduction of Scotland's deposit return scheme (DRS) has been delayed by a year in order to allow businesses more time to prepare and...

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...

PG Paper relaunches ‘iconic’ Trucard brand in the UK

PG Paper, a UK-based paper, packaging and pulp distributor has teamed up with Mosaico Specialty Papers, a European specialty paper manufacturer to relaunch the...

Packaging Innovations to ‘bring industry back together again’ at September event

ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London have revealed the event will 'bring the industry back together' when it returns to Olympia on...

Morrisons becomes first UK supermarket to remove plastic bags from stores

MORRISONS is to remove all plastic 'bags for life' from its stores in a UK supermarket first. The grocer said that the removal will be...
Food waste

Three ways smarter reporting transforms manufacturing waste management

By Tom Wright, manufacturing waste expert at sustainable waste management company Biffa  In manufacturing, efficiency is everything – and that extends beyond production lines. As...

‘First of its kind’ initiative aims to set new standards in paper cup recycling

HUHTAMAKI and Stora Enso have teamed up on a 'first of its kind' paper cup recycling initiative. The Cup Collective aims to recycle and capture...