Environment

Pack sector could get major boost from gov’t sustainability funding

The UK packaging industry could get a £500m a year boost from government innovation funding into the development of sustainable packaging.

DCB gets community recycling Christmas cards

DCB Group has launched a recycling initiative to reduce Christmas card waste in its local area while capping off its 10th year in business.

GDPR six months on: where does the industry stand now?

On 25 May 2018, the data protection landscape changed forever. With a level of hysteria akin to the Millennium Bug, the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) had brought...

Is a one-sided debate sinking sensible policy?

As an industry that uses plastics on a daily basis, what do UK print and packaging businesses really feel when they hear the material being berated?

Killer app: Parkside creates compostable packs for kids’ snacks

Oxford-based start-up Wallaroo believes children are the future, that’s why it’s doing what it can to make its healthy snack packs as appealing to kids as possible with their colourful packages.

Setting a higher standard for others to follow

One reason Imprint is good at exploiting business opportunities is because it never exploits people. The large-format company owned by Pureprint recently became a member of the ethical supplier...

New Hatch products can grow into a mini garden

A new range of products that can be buried after use and will then sprout flowers has been launched by a sustainability focused printer.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Everyone loves a good Christmas party and a well-planned corporate gathering can do wonders for morale. But as headlines have shown, employers are becoming increasingly alive to the risks they face...

Do consumers understand packaging?

As the end of 2018 comes into sight, it has been nearly a full year since the plastic packaging debate was famously thrust into view by David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II documentary series.

Australian tobacco warnings would be used in no-deal Brexit

Graphic warnings on tobacco products sold in the UK would be replaced by Australian alternatives in the event of a no-deal Brexit scenario.