Macpac has achieved an 'AA' grade rating for a 3rd consecutive year in the (BRC) Global Standard Packaging and Packaging Materials accreditation. The accreditation guarantees the standardisation in the supply of food contact packaging in regard to safety, quality and...

… large, high profile plant nursery makes the right choice. Ahead of the new growing season Mail Order nurseries are gearing up for Spring with environmental and climate protection more and more important for the end user.  The subject of resource conservation is...

Welcome to Plantpac purposely designed to meet the needs of growers and retailers essential security for plants on the move... ...come and take a look at Macpac's range of mail order plant packaging ahead of the new growing season. Several new lines have been added to...

Breakdown PET is 100% recyclable but has the added advantage of being biodegradable in landfill taking just a few years to break down rather than centuries. The organic additives used in Breakdown PET accelerates the biodegradation of treated plastics in microbe -...

HOW MACPAC ACHIEVES ZERO WASTE TO LANDFILL At Macpac, for many years we have been very conscious of our responsibility to the environment – indeed, in the year 2000, we were one of the very first companies in the UK to actively promote the use of RPET (recycled PET)...

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The emphasis is on food miles, carbon footprint, shelf life and country of origin but what about the packaging and its country of origin? Little thought is given to where that packaging was manufactured and how far it has come and whether or not the same environmental...

Macpac and Nivea are counting down the days to Christmas with a distinctive Advent calendar. UK Thermoforming designer and manufacturer, Macpac, has designed and produced Advent calendar trays for Beiersdorf Nivea. The trays accommodate 24 different products behind...

Macpac’s slide-on blister packaging have distinct environmental advantages – they do not require the use of adhesives often contaminating the packaging for recycling, the backing card printed with the brand and product information can be easily separated from the...

  A stitch in time! Adopting finely tuned environmentally-friendly design practice should always be considered at the start of the design process as should working in collaboration with designers to minimise environmental impact avoiding later delays and possible...