Delay in EU Implementing Act leaves “longer period of uncertainty”
19 August 2026
After a delay in the European Union (EU) Implementing Act on harmonised waste sorting labelling, the OPRL is not anticipating a long delay, despite the…
Jude Allan
OPRL’s Karen Graley appointed as head of EPR organisation
10 March 2025
OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) has announced the appointment of its non-executive director Karen Graley as head of the UK’s, soon to be set up, EPR…
Packaging Innovations & Empack’s ‘visionary’ speaker line-up revealed
9 January 2025
Packaging Innovations & Empack, which takes place on 12 and 13 February at the NEC in Birmingham, has revealed its speaker line-up, describing it as…
Packaging EPR recycling standards welcomed by UK sector
6 January 2025
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced a recyclability assessment methodology (RAM) for liable producers who supply household packaging, effective…
OPRL appoints Jude Allan as interim managing director
5 February 2024
OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) has appointed Jude Allan as interim managing director (MD), to cover Dr Margaret Bates’ secondment to Defra.