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The UK Government will next year exempt glass drink containers supplied to pubs, restaurants and licensed hospitality venues from extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) fees.

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British Glass has welcomed government plans to change packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) fees, including an exemption for certain glass packaging supplied directly to licensed hospitality venues. The measures include an update to the material value assigned to glass packaging and plans to introduce higher modulation factors for less recyclable packaging materials from the third ...

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WRAP says Plastic Pact members and associates reported a higher share of packaging meeting the tax’s 30% recycled-content threshold than non-members, according to an HM Revenue & Customs evaluation.

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Pitch the Co-Packers 2027 entry deadline is fast approaching, with emerging businesses having until 16 November to enter the competition.

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US label converter Impression Label has adopted Miraclon’s FLEXCEL Prime Plates, building on nearly 20 years of using the company’s flexographic plate technology.

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