In the EU, packaging of consumer products has long been an environmental challenge for manufacturers and retailers. As governments try to meet national recycling and recovery targets, they are questioning manufacturers’ commitment to ...
An alliance of Australia’s beverage manufacturers has responded to speculation that New South Wales could introduce a Container Deposit Scheme for beverage packaging, saying recent research has shown such schemes are “many times ...
On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
Tags: Glass Industry, Recycling
A number of tobacco firms (including Philip Morris, British American Tobacco (BAT) and Imperial Tobacco) formed a coalition to oppose the new EU packaging rules, and the UK’s High Court has referred the case to the EU’s Court of ...
Tags: EU packaging, Packaging Rules
As already introduced introduced ROHS certified, ROHS certification and ROSH test the scope of the process, which far is not enough, we choose to do so when ROSH certification body, the most important thing is to consider the cost of ROHS ...
Tags: RoHS certification, certification, RoHS
Following the release of the Industrial Renaissance Communication, "Basta! Get back on track!" calls for the EU to reduce red tape, help win the global competitiveness race, rethink exisiting policies and put the focus back on industry. ...
Tags: EU packaging, packaging waste directive, costs for energy
Metsä says Carta Allura has 'exceptional' smoothness making it ideal for foil lamination, high-gloss varnish and other special effects. With high brightness and an attractive visual appearance it creates the right impression when ...
Tags: environmental legislation, cost of energy, EU packaging, packaging waste
Nature's Reward, a new line of compostable bags manufactured and marketed by Lindamar Industries, an ISO 9001-2008 certified, California-based plastic packaging manufacturer, recently received the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) ...
The paper company and the producer of speciality high performance Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) and cellulose films are collaborating to offer packaging manufacturers a compostable alternative to traditional structures. The ...
Visitors heading to the show,?on 1 & 2 October 2013 at the Business Design Centre London, will be among the first to see these?latest?packaging?introductions to?the market place. Some of the highlights include: J&J Pont Packaging?(stand ...
The ban was introduced in 2011 in shops across Italy, with only biodegradable, cloth or paper bags on offer. Italy will only be able to impose fines on violators when the law is approved by the European Union, and many small shops and ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastic Bags
The paper company and the producer of speciality high performance Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) and Cellulose films have combined, claiming that they can offer the packaging industry an "alternative, combining traditional ...
Innovia Films and Sappi Fine Paper Europe have collaborated to create new compostable packs in response to a new EU Packaging Directive set to come into effect in 2014. According to Innovia, the directive will place the responsibility for ...
Tags: Innovia Films, Sappi, Packaging
The difficulties in opening different types of packs are of far greater concern to most consumers than environmental criticisms such as perceived over-packaging. This is one of the findings of a major quantitative research study1 ...
Tags: packs, Packaging, Packaging Concerns
The European Union (EU) Commission announced that it would refer Cyprus to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for non-compliance with the Landfill Directive. Six landfills accepting wastes from tLimassol and Nicosia are allegedly ...
Tags: Packaging Laws, EU Packaging Directive, packaging legislation