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News‘Scandalous’ PackUK blunder sees thousands charged multiple times on packaging tax
PackUK has now written to companies to say it is taking “urgent action” to refund the money
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NewsFour weeks to save UK deposit return scheme launch, government told
Leading industry sources told The Grocer that unless the government agreed to the Welsh government’s application within weeks, the combined launch date was a ‘non-starter’
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NewsFury as firms charged millions to cover EPR bad debt
So-called impairment charges added include more than £60m to allow Pack UK bosses to cover non-payments
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NewsWales threatens to scrap deposit return scheme if Westminster blocks glass plans
Wales has begun the process to appoint a deposit management organisation to run its scheme
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Comment & OpinionCan the UK Packaging Pact survive without its power players?
The issue lies not in the big names yet to have signed up, but in the reasons behind those absences
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NewsPlastics Pact successor faces battle to convince major food firms to sign on dotted line
A series of major companies that helped spearhead the previous pact have all so far declined to sign up
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NewsPlastic tax overhaul would generate £100m tax windfall, Chancellor told
A Biffa-commissioned report by Hybrid Economists urges Rachel Reeves to overhaul the tax while phasing out the export of unprocessed plastic packaging waste to other countries
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NewsCircular economy giant Reconomy announces tag partnership with Polytag
The move will see Polytag’s UV tag detection and trace technology installed at Reconcomy brand Casepak’s materials recycling facility in Leicester
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NewsDeposit return scheme management body brings in outside experts
Juliet Sotnick and Lynda Heywood would add strength to its board, said the UK DMO
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NewsEPR fraud scam alert as food companies targeted by fake invoices
Companies have been approached with scam invoices for huge sums, purporting to be from the extended producer responsibility scheme’s administrator, Pack UK
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NewsWaitrose becomes first supermarket to roll out invisible milk tags in recycling drive
Waitrose has added the tags to the majority of its own-label milk range
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NewsWales reuse plans to ‘dwarf’ cost of EPR, suppliers warn
Retail bosses and drinks manufacturers warned ministers in Cardiff their proposals would lead to soaring prices and cross-border supply chain chaos
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NewsCadbury unveils Biscoff-filled chocolate egg for Easter 2026
The treat features ‘irresistible Biscoff spread and crunchy biscuit pieces’
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Comment & OpinionPay now or pay more later – the real cost of ignoring RAM
Smart retailers are viewing RAM assessments as strategic intelligence gathering that reveals exactly where their packaging investments should go, says John Redmayne, MD of ERP
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NewsRussell Davies appointed as Deposit Return Scheme supremo
Davies brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across senior logistics and supply roles
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NewsCouncils to be docked funds if they misuse packaging tax cash
Defra has brought forward a raft of regulations in parliament aimed at tackling producer concerns over the accountability for the £1.4bn a year tax
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Category ReportBooze loses its bottle: trends in alcoholic drinks 2025
As Brits buy less booze and EPR charges hit suppliers, alcohol producers are ditching glass in favour of alternate pack formats
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NewsEPR charges are ‘blunt tool’ that ignore circularity, finds report
Figures from Greyparrot show huge disparity between the sortability and sell-on value of different types of plastic material
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NewsImports of cheap glass threatening UK manufacturers
Imports of Turkish glass into the UK have jumped by 19,000% since 2018
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NewsWelsh government facing Internal Market Act threat to DRS plans
Sources say Defra is alarmed at the prospect of the October 2027 rollout of DRS facing chaos if Wales presses ahead with its plan to include glass