1. Apparatus for handling articles comprising destacking apparatus which includes lifting means for lifting a stack of articles, by engagement with the lowermost articles of the stack, to a height greater than that of each of the articles, and means, operative upon subsequent lowering of the lifting means, for supporting all the lifted articles except the lowermost article at a height above the lowered position of the lifting means which is greater than the height of one article, stacking apparatus for receiving each lowermost article in turn from the destacking apparatus, which stacking apparatus includes further lifting means for lifting a further stack of articles by engagement with the lowermost article of the further stack to a height greater than that of each of the articles and means, operative upon subsequent lowering of the further lifting means for supporting all the lifted articles at A height above the lowered position of the further lifting means which is greater than the height of one article, means being provided for receiving filled articles one by one from the top of the stacking apparatus, emptying the articles, and feeding them to the top of the destacking apparatus.