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Industry News
08
Jul
The New Normal – a Nightmare or A Walk in the Park?
Category: Blog, Industry News, Product Focus, ...
So here we are – coming out of CoVid-19 Lockdown and into – What…..? People everywhere are asking the questions “Is my workplace CoVid Secure?” “Will I be safe going out shopping?”...
18
Jan
MPMA calls for greater transparency of recycling attributes
Category: Industry News
The Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) feels there needs to be greater transparency of packaging materials’ recycling credentials. New research commissioned by MPMA i...
18
Dec
UK to allocate £60m for sustainable packaging
Category: Industry News
The government has announced up to £60m in new funding for packaging, including potentially transforming food scraps into plastic bags. The Department for Business, Energy & In...
25
Oct
Survey results indicate plastic alternative opportunities for organic
Category: Industry News
A new survey published by Soil Association Certification has identified ‘significant opportunities’ for organic businesses looking to utilise more card and paper-based packaging. T...
03
Oct
Government ‘mulls new tax’ on retailers for cardboard waste
Category: Industry News
The government could introduce new taxes on retailers using large amounts of cardboard, as part of the Resources and Waste Strategy. While retailers currently pay towards collectio...
05
Sep
Plastics in Packaging a major focus at Packaging Innovations & Luxury Packaging 2018
Category: Industry News
Plastics in packaging – a hotly debated topic in the UK, is set to take centre stage at Packaging Innovations, Luxury Packaging and ADF London 2018. The show returns to Olympia Lon...
10
Aug
OPRL recyclable packaging design tool into final testing
Category: Industry News
OPRL’s PREP UK packaging design tool goes live this week with UK recycling infrastructure data for testing, ensuring recyclability assessments fully reflect current UK collections ...
23
Jul
McDonald’s partners with Starbucks to invest in research for recyclable cup
Category: Industry News
McDonald’s has joined Starbucks as a founding member of a group attempting to commercialize a recyclable and compostable cup globally. McDonald’s is committing $5m in partnership w...
29
Jun
Viridor, Faerch Plast, and retail giants to recycle black plastic
Category: Industry News
Viridor has teamed with Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and food packaging manufacturer Faerch Plast to put recycled black plastic into new food grade packaging. The projec...
20
Jun
McDonald’s plans to phase out plastic straws across the UK
Category: Industry News
Fast food giant McDonald’s has become the latest big foodservice name to outlaw plastic straws at its UK outlets. The restaurant chain will replace plastic straws with paper ones a...