Labels producer emphasises the importance of branding to small food businesses

AA Labels is urging British food businesses to stay ahead of the competition by thinking carefully about how they brand and label their packaging. At...

Coca-Cola trials removing labels from Sprite on-the-go bottles

LABELS are to be temporarily removed from Sprite on-the-go bottles as part of Coca-Cola's trial of 'label-less' packaging. The pilot will see labels on single...
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Nominations sought for Plastics Industry Awards 2025

ENTRIES are now open for the Plastics Industry Awards 2025, with two new categories this year in the form of Polyurethane Innovation and Sustainable...

Evolution BPS acquired by ProMach

KENTUCKY-headquartered ProMach has acquired Peebles-based Evolution BPS following a long-standing partnership between the two companies. ProMach, a specialist provider of packaging machinery and related solutions,...

‘Major’ step forward for UK recycling as ‘pioneering’ Fife plant opens

A 'pioneering' new recycling facility which will reprocess hard-to-recycle plastics has opened in Fife. The facility is co-owned by Morrisons, with recycling plant specialists, Yes...

The Singleton unveils new packaging across core range

THE Singleton has unveiled a new packaging design across its core range in a bid to give the whisky brand a more distinctive, contemporary...

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...

Stakeholders discuss the way forward in tackling marine litter issues

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has hosted a follow-up seminar to its marine litter event that took place earlier this year. Brands, retailers, politicians...
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Scottish parliament approves DRS regulations

THE Scottish parliament has voted in favour of the regulations for a deposit return scheme (DRS). The vote means that, from 1 July 2022, all...
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Environmental charity closes with call for government and industry to ‘step up for reuse’

CHARITY and social enterprise City to Sea has announced it will be concluding operations this month after ten years of campaigning to stop plastic...