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Is pEPR creating more packaging waste than it prevents?
Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) has moved from being a future regulatory requirement to an active business cost for UK food and drink producers. With invoices now being issued and further reporting deadlines approaching throughout 2026, packaging decisions are becoming increasingly important not only for sustainability but also for managing compliance costs.
London Packaging Week smashes attendance record with 16% growth in 2026
A record 6,688 unique visitors attended London Packaging Week 2026, as more than 230 exhibitors and over 110 speakers helped deliver the biggest edition in the event’s history.
Prada, Jack Daniel’s, Heinz and Hotel Chocolat among London Packaging Week Innovation Awards winners
From Formula 1-inspired luxury engineering and interactive launch packs to everyday usability and recyclable flexible packaging, the 2026 London Packaging Week Innovation Awards reveal how brands are turning packaging into a source of practical, commercial and consumer value.
London Packaging Week 2026 brings blockbuster edition to a close with insight-packed final day
London Packaging Week 2026 has closed its doors for another year, but not before thousands of attendees enjoyed a blockbuster second day that included the Talking Rubbish podcast, a Women in Packaging networking event, and the renowned Innovation Awards ceremony.
Thousands flock to Excel London as London Packaging Week 2026 opens its doors
London Packaging Week 2026 officially begins, with the theme of Discovery acting as a beacon of inspiration and drawing together thousands of visitors from around the world. The first day demonstrated the power of in-person connection in a world of online meetings and AI chats.
London Packaging Week set for busiest edition yet as leading brands converge on the capital
M&S, Amazon, Diageo, L’Oréal, Harrods and Charlotte Tilbury will be joined by challenger and fast-growth names including Blank Street Coffee, TRIP and Oatly at Excel London this week, as London Packaging Week prepares for what is expected to be its busiest edition yet.
Big brands bet on digital watermarks for plastic recycling
Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) has moved from being a future regulatory requirement to an active business cost for UK food and drink producers. With invoices now being issued and further reporting deadlines approaching throughout 2026, packaging decisions are becoming increasingly important not only for sustainability but also for managing compliance costs.
One week to go: Be first to discover what’s next at London Packaging Week 2026
From the first commercial Cool>Can and a UK premiere from Coca-Cola to a packaging brief tackled live and an exclusive James Cropper screening, London Packaging Week will give visitors an early look at what’s coming next, alongside critical updates on the next phase of EPR and the countdown to DRS.
One giant leap for can-kind: Why the Cool>Can™ is a revolution in refreshment
At London Packaging Week, Ico Hernandez explores how packaging has evolved from functional container to object of desire – creating standout, signalling identity and giving fans and collectors something tangible to participate in and belong to.
London Packaging Week gives visitors exclusive chance to go hands-on with groundbreaking self-cooling beverage Cool>Can™
PackUK, the official scheme administrator for the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) programme, is to deliver critical updates for everyone in the packaging supply chain in two separate sessions during London Packaging Week 2026
PackUK delivers critical EPR updates at London Packaging Week 2026
PackUK, the official scheme administrator for the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) programme, is to deliver critical updates for everyone in the packaging supply chain in two separate sessions during London Packaging Week 2026
The outsider challenge: How FOLI broke the rules of condiment packaging
London Packaging Week meets FOLI founder Nohra Currie, the packaging outsider who turned a search for better salad dressing into one of the category’s most distinctive new brands. After calls to around 100 manufacturers, a bottle many said wouldn’t work, and a launch that has already secured a Harrods listing, her story makes a compelling case for challenging convention.