IKEA marks 30 years of iconic blue bag with sustainability upgrade
IKEA is celebrating 30 years of its FRAKTA bag with an updated version containing a minimum of 90% recycled material.
More than 44 million FRAKTA...
Futamura confirms ‘significant’ cellulose film carbon footprint reduction
FUTAMURA UK has announced 'significant' progress in reducing the carbon footprint of its cellulose films.
Since 2019, the business revealed it has delivered a cumulative...
Packaging traceability innovation used by Waitrose and Ocado recognised by TIME
POLYTAG'S Ecotrace Programme has been named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026, recognising its role in helping brands gain greater visibility of what...
ACT Beauty creates sustainable bag for new brand
ACT Beauty has designed a toiletry bag to accompany the launch of Ollie - a new beauty brand dedicated to teenagers.
The news comes after...
M&S chief urges UK Government to ditch ‘patently ridiculous’ deposit return scheme
THE chief executive of Marks and Spencer (M&S) has urged the UK Government to scrap the packaging tax and impending deposit return scheme.
In an...
The packaging price is only the start
Markus Mueller, sustainability regulatory expert, MM Group, explores what food and drink brands should be asking packaging suppliers
A packaging quotation gives you a price....
PPWR: bottlenecks and creative solutions
David Griffin, VP global sales and products at Selig Group, discusses the bottlenecks, shifting sustainable packaging strategies, redesign challenges, and liner innovations that are...
DRS: prepare now to avoid future pitfalls
Exchange For Change, the organisation delivering the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), has announced producer fees for all drinks containers will be set at...
DRS panel explores reprocessing and redistribution of PET
DEPOSIT return scheme infrastructure partner Enviroo hosted a panel discussion at the Labour Party Conference last week, examining how PET collected through the UK’s...
Double success for Klöckner Pentaplast at RECOUP Awards 2026
THE winners of the RECOUP Awards 2026 have been announced at a ceremony in Peterborough, with Klöckner Pentaplast among the big victors after triumphing...
