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Analysis & FeaturesAs Plastics Pact 2.0 launches, can Wrap win over wary industry?
Several big names have yet to sign up to Wrap’s new scheme, citing the failure of the first Plastics Pact, intangible goals and increased costs
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Comment & OpinionThe UK’s recycling system is about to undergo a sea change
The government’s recent decisions on landfill tax and plastic packaging tax (PPT) reforms signal both progress and missed opportunities, says Carla Brian, head of partnerships at Biffa
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News‘Scandalous’ PackUK blunder sees thousands charged multiple times on packaging tax
PackUK has now written to companies to say it is taking “urgent action” to refund the money
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Comment & OpinionFuture of Food: inspiring stories and reasons to be cheerful
Barney Mauleverer’s Future of Food platform encourages the next generation of entrepreneurs in food to be the change the industry desperately needs
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NewsFour weeks to save UK deposit return scheme launch, government told
Leading industry sources told The Grocer that unless the government agreed to the Welsh government’s application within weeks, the combined launch date was a ‘non-starter’
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NewsFury as firms charged millions to cover EPR bad debt
So-called impairment charges added include more than £60m to allow Pack UK bosses to cover non-payments
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NewsChocolate haggis maker ditches purple packs following Cadbury dispute
In 2024, Simon Howie spoofed Cadbury with an ad that depicted a giant haggis playing the drums
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NewsWales threatens to scrap deposit return scheme if Westminster blocks glass plans
Wales has begun the process to appoint a deposit management organisation to run its scheme
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Comment & OpinionCan the UK Packaging Pact survive without its power players?
The issue lies not in the big names yet to have signed up, but in the reasons behind those absences
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NewsPlastics Pact successor faces battle to convince major food firms to sign on dotted line
A series of major companies that helped spearhead the previous pact have all so far declined to sign up
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NewsPlastic tax overhaul would generate £100m tax windfall, Chancellor told
A Biffa-commissioned report by Hybrid Economists urges Rachel Reeves to overhaul the tax while phasing out the export of unprocessed plastic packaging waste to other countries
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NewsCircular economy giant Reconomy announces tag partnership with Polytag
The move will see Polytag’s UV tag detection and trace technology installed at Reconcomy brand Casepak’s materials recycling facility in Leicester
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NewsDeposit return scheme management body brings in outside experts
Juliet Sotnick and Lynda Heywood would add strength to its board, said the UK DMO
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NewsFreee adds ‘first’ gluten-free dumpling mix in range overhaul
The range has been given a new look with ‘food-inspired’ designs
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Comment & OpinionReeves’ plastic plans are a taxing issue for food and drink
It looks nailed on that further increases in plastic packaging costs are heading the industry’s way
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NewsNew plastic tax raid plotted as Reeves looks to plug budget black hole
Sources say that they expect the UK’s plastic packaging tax to be one of those in the Chancellor’s crosshairs come next week’s budget
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NewsPip & Nut unveils ‘bold’ redesign as it eyes new categories
The move aims to attract new shoppers and popularise nut butter
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NewsWaitrose becomes first supermarket to roll out invisible milk tags in recycling drive
Waitrose has added the tags to the majority of its own-label milk range
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NewsFDF: food sector confidence plummets to lowest levels since Covid ahead of Reeves’ budget
Business confidence among food and drink manufacturers has plummeted to its lowest level since the Covid pandemic
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NewsWales reuse plans to ‘dwarf’ cost of EPR, suppliers warn
Retail bosses and drinks manufacturers warned ministers in Cardiff their proposals would lead to soaring prices and cross-border supply chain chaos