Slashing food waste with induction heat seals

Food waste has been in the headlines for a long time and in this season of supply chain challenges, making the most of such...

Smurfit Kappa unveils ‘unique’ sustainable drinks packaging solutions

SMURFIT Kappa has launched two sustainable packaging solutions for canned and bottled beverages
DRS International senior team

Scotland-based consultancy to offer guidance on DRS

WITH just over two years until the UK introduces a national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), a new Scotland-based consultancy has been launched to help...
Amcor's Winterbourne site

Amcor’s Winterbourne site celebrates sustainability certification

AMCOR'S Winterbourne site has achieved ISCC+ certification, aligned with the packaging specialist's pledge to develop all of its products to be recyclable, reusable or...
Packaging EPR

Recyclability Assessment Methodology for pEPR brings ‘valuable clarification’

OPRL has welcomed the publication by Defra and the pEPR Scheme Administrator of the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) for Packaging EPR. Jude Allan, interim MD...

Film is ‘holy grail’ for MAP food applications

Cranswick Country Foods is benefiting from a new fully recyclable, recycled-content, food-safe barrier film supplied by Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS) for use across the...

EP Group targets fashion retailers with new paper bag campaign

EP Group, a UK-based specialist in manufacturing paper bags, has launched a new campaign aimed at fashion retailers. The Bag as Brand campaign looks to urge fashion...

New stretch films meet Plastic Packaging Tax requirements

COVERIS has confirmed the launch of a new range of lightweight stretch films containing a minimum 30% recycled content to satisfy the requirements of...

Port operator joins fight to tackle plastic pollution

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has revealed that Teesport has become the first UK port to commit to stopping plastic pellets leaking into the...
Fruit with compostable labels

Coveris and TIPA enter exclusive agreement to deliver home compostable produce labels

COVERIS and TIPA® Compostable Packaging have entered an exclusive agreement to manufacture and market compostable labels for fresh produce in the UK. The move has...