Sustainable cup solution launched to tackle festival waste

RECYCLING specialist Simply Cups has launched an events and festivals division to help tackle the issue of waste and single-use containers at UK festivals. The...

Scottish bag charge slashes usage and raises cash for charity.

Scotland’s Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced that four retailers have donated more than £1 million to good causes as a result of the...

‘Breakthrough’ innovation enables rigid plastic recycling across film portfolio

AVERY Dennison has announced it has removed a 'key obstacle' to plastic recycling with the introduction of next generation AD CleanFlake technology. The label manufacturer...

Sustainable carton innovation celebrated at ECEA awards

THE winners of the 2023 European Carton Excellence Awards (ECEA) have been announced in Seville, Spain. Hosted by Pro Carton - the European Association of...

Glass packs ‘help double’ online sales

GLASS packaging specialist Croxsons has produced packaging for Eden Mill’s best-selling brand – Love Gin. Croxsons said the new 70cl bottle for trade, along with...

Automated labelling helps Scots gin brand meet growing demand

INDUSTRIAL Labelling Systems (ILS) has been credited with playing a key role in the growth of a Hebrides-based gin brand. Bruichladdich Distillery, on the Isle...
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Budget reaction: FDF welcomes mass balance approach for PPT

THE Food and Drink Federation has welcomed HMRC’s decision to allow companies to use mass balance accounting in calculating recycled content for the Plastic...
Macpac snow globe chocolate pack

Unique chocolate pack is snow trouble for thermoformed packaging specialist!

MACPAC has designed and produced a dome-shaped pack for Martin’s Chocolatier’s new snow globe chocolate Santa and snowball truffles product. Martin’s Chocolatier provides luxury chocolates...
Cold chain packaging solutions

Macfarlane Packaging brings eutecma’s cold chain system to UK customers

MACFARLANE Packaging has announced a new partnership with eutecma to bring its ICECATCH and PROTECT cold chain solutions to the UK. Through the partnership, Macfarlane...

New Sipsmith bottle offers ‘beauty, form and sustainability’

CRAFT gin pioneer Sipsmith has launched a new bottle design, which uses up to 44% recycled content. The makers of the 'quintessential' London Dry Gin...