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Duo Packs £3million into Creating New Recycling Company

17 October 2022
Recyclability

Manchester-headquartered packaging manufacturer and consultancy Duo has invested £3 million in establishing a new recycling business in Leeds, as it continues to enhance packaging circularity Operating from a 44,000 square…Read more →

UK Plastic Packaging Tax registrations rise as fresh deadline looms

11 October 2022
Circular Economy, Headlines, Recyclability

Leading packaging data services provider Ecoveritas has welcomed the increase in registrations for the Treasury's flagship Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT). In August, law firm Pinsent Mason's Freedom of Information request…Read more →

Boohoo praised for proactive Plastic Packaging Tax work

6 September 2022
Circular Economy

Leading packaging data services provider Ecoveritas has highlighted Boohoo Group's proactive work in ensuring suppliers are aligned to comply with the UK Plastic Packaging Tax. The online fast fashion behemoth…Read more →

Ecoveritas: Lack of awareness of Plastic Packaging Tax is no surprise

30 August 2022
Circular Economy, Headlines, Recyclability

Leading packaging data services provider Ecoveritas claims a widespread lack of understanding and accurate data is why less than 5% of HMRC's estimated number of registrations to pay the new…Read more →

ANTALIS PACKAGING LAUNCHES SUSTAINABLE FOAM PROFILES

30 August 2022
Headlines

THE UK-MADE FOAM PROFILES ARE EXEMPT FROM THE NEW PLASTIC PACKAGING TAX. Antalis Packaging’s new green foam profiles offer the same exceptional quality as standard foam profiles, however, because they…Read more →

New Products by Southgate Global Lead the Way for Sustainability

24 June 2022
Recyclability

Southgate Global, one of Europe’s leading packaging suppliers, is celebrating the ongoing success of its new sustainable solutions after major investment into new product development in the past 12 months.…Read more →

Proseal pioneers workable alternatives to plastic tray sealing

26 May 2022
Circular Economy, Recyclability

Proseal tray sealing technology is at the forefront of the race to find feasible alternatives to plastic trays and sealing film for the European soft fruit market. The company says…Read more →

Springpack’s top six options for eco-friendly packaging

24 May 2022
Recyclability

If eco-friendly packaging is high on your list of priorities, Springpack can help! Products could not be shipped safely without packaging, but it is important that the packaging products you…Read more →

MANUFACTURER UNWRAPS THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEW PLASTIC PACKAGING TAX

23 May 2022
Recyclability

With the recent introduction of the plastic packaging tax, pioneering manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles, reviews the latest legislation and the implications it will have on the industry. Russell Roof Tiles…Read more →

Get started with PPT reporting with the free data collection vehicle from ecoveritas

23 May 2022
Circular Economy

Packaging data specialist ecoveritas has released a free tool to help businesses understand their obligations under the new UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT). With the PPT reporting period officially beginning…Read more →

Reconsider Chemical Recycling: Treasury plastic tax ruling condemned

5 April 2022
Circular Economy

Today MPs and Peers from four major parties have called for the Treasury to reconsider its decision to classify the products of chemical processes as “recycled content” in the new…Read more →

From Single-Use Plastic to Fully Recyclable with Chivas Brothers

7 September 2021
Circular Economy

Chivas Brothers is the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard and has an award-winning portfolio of some of the world’s best known and revered single malt and blended Scotch whiskies. They’re…Read more →