Vegware brewing up a storm over coffee cup recycling
EDINBURGH-based Vegware claims to have devised a solution to the ongoing issue surrounding the recycling of coffee cups.
The eco packaging specialist has produced a 59-second...
NEC show works hard to profile the future of packaging
THE Packaging Innovations show drew 6004 unique visitors through the doors of the NEC on 26 and 27 February, an 18 percent increase on...
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...
Big tobacco’s appeal against plain packaging rejected
An appeal against new rules for standardised packaging of tobacco by a group of tobacco companies has been rejected.
The UK Court of Appeal recently rejected the...
Jude Allan appointed OPRL MD on a permanent basis
OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) has announced that interim MD Jude Allan will be continuing in the role on a permanent basis.
She succeeds Professor Margaret...
Packaging giant scoops top supplier award
SMURFIT Kappa has been named European Supplier of the Year by 3M.
The packaging giant said the award recognises its "innovative design and order process"...
Decision to retain current labels under EPR ‘reassuring’ says OPRL
OPRL (On-Packaging Recycling Label) has welcomed the UK Government's announcement of plans for labelling under EPR for packaging, saying the decision to adopt the recycling...
Macfarlane Q1 sales up 14.2% compared with same period in 2024
MACFARLANE Group PLC will reveal that expectations for the full-year are 'unchanged' at the firm's AGM today (May 13).
Chair Aleen Gulvanessian will provide a...
UK-manufactured food pots offer new on-the-go solution
COLPAC has confirmed the launch of its new range of FSC-certified multi-food pots.
Manufactured in the UK, the pots are described as a 'versatile' food-to-go...
The necessary shift within sustainable packaging
Although the public has widely supported the switch to sustainable forms of pack materials, more adoption of appropriate machinery is required to allow greater...
