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Fri, Sep 3, 2010 4:31 PM
Packaging Innovations question time debate
Packaging Innovations question time debate
easyfairs have announced 'The BIG Packaging Debate' at next month's Packaging Innovations show in London, where packaging's role in the supply chain will be the main focus. The session will be modelled on the BBC's Question Time.
   
New development manager for Inca
Inca Digital, a manufacturer of large format inkjet printing technology, has appointed Dr Nigel Sherman as its first Business Development Manager. Nigel's appointment will enable the company to identify and develop new prospects in a diverse range of other new sectors.

Vogel & Noot joins Empac
European Metal Packaging (Empac) has extended its corporate membership base with the addition of metal packaging manufacturer Vogel & Noot Holding AG. The move underscores Empac’s commitment to further grow its presence across continental Europe.
£7.5k fine for Terbeke Pluma UK
Food supplier Terbeke Pluma UK, based in Surrey, is the second company to be fined for breaking packaging waste law in a week. Terbeke was ordered to pay a total of £7,532, pleading guilty to failing to recover packaging waste.

 
 
Alcohol consumption declining
School lottery 'fails in aim'
2,000 officers receive complaints
'Spiderman' pleads not guilty
Snakes on a conveyor belt
US hostage taker shot dead
 
Carrier bag use cut by 4.6bn
According to figures by the British Retail Consortium, for the fourth year running, grocers have reduced the number of single use carrier bags being handed out, as a result of independent monitoring. The total weight of material used in carrier bags has reduced by more than a half also.

Don't run before you can walk
Genuine sustainability or just 'greenwashing'?
A week in the life of....