An EU-funded project to standardise radio frequency identification (RFID) is seeking stakeholders. The aim is to increase the use and profile of this system.

While glass recycling rates have risen over the last decade in the UK, the amount of recycled content in glass containers has fallen, according to a report released by WRAP. This is due to a shortage of high-quality cullet caused by the co-mingling of recovered glass during collection and processing by UK municipal councils.

The current economic crisis has hit the packaging industry hard, as several companies have either gone into administration or have made major cutbacks. UK industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing predict a series of takeovers and sell-offs in the market in the next two years.