All Packaging articles – Page 58
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NewsTiny Rebel snubs Portman Group ruling on Cwtch craft ale cans
Source: Tiny Rebel Tiny Rebel CEO Brad Cummings (r) said the brewer would decline the Portman Group’s request to change its packaging Welsh craft brewer Tiny Rebel has snubbed the Portman Group after its Cwtch ale fell foul of the watchdog for the second time in three ...
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NewsKP continues crackdown on plastic packaging with smaller Tyrrells packs
The bagged snacks giant is slashing approximately 14% of the packaging from Tyrrells’ film packets
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Comment & OpinionAntimicrobial packaging can extend shelf life and prevent food waste - but more analysis is needed
Extending the shelf life of food and drink is a comparatively low cost measure to tackle food waste, says Andrew Swift, CEO at Fera Science
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NewsIceland unveils plastic-free range of Christmas food
The new festive lines arrived in store this week
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NewsLynas Food Service introduces packaging-free range in stores
Customers of the Northern Irish wholesaler can fill their own containers in the ‘Unwrapped: Reuse & Refill’ zones
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NewsUnilever switches Domestos bottles to detectable black plastic
The change stands to save 2,500 tonnes of bottles from black plastic’s usual fate in landfill or incinerators
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NewsLittle Freddie and Sainsbury’s launch recycling scheme for all babyfood pouches
Shoppers can buy recycling bags for 99p, which they can post free of charge to Enval
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NewsHeineken to ditch plastic in £22m packaging overhaul
The brewer will replace plastic rings and shrink wrap with toppers made from sustainably sourced cardboard
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NewsFlat rate for bottle DRS could lead to ‘switch from cans to plastic’
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation claimed shoppers would switch en masse from buying multi-packs of cans to large plastic bottles
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NewsLavazza rolls out compostable ‘Eco Cap’ coffee capsules
The brand has partnered with recycling experts TerraCycle for the launch
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Comment & OpinionRemoval of packaging must be done carefully to avoid food waste
Wrap’s clear set of six principles will help retailers limit plastic use, and ensure removal is done in a safe and sustainable way, says director Peter Maddox
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NewsTrek protein flapjacks get major rebrand
The new-look bars clearly signal their protein content as well as vegan and gluten-free credentials
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NewsTesco to remove one billion pieces of plastic from stores by 2020
The latest move is part of Tesco’s ‘four Rs’ sustainability strategy
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News'Wholly inappropriate' Suicyder brand blasted by Portman Group
The watchdog’s independent complaints panel said the drink ‘created a direct link between suicide, alcohol and dangerous behaviour’
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Comment & OpinionRoger Burnley: Let’s test ideas to reduce packaging waste
Companies with testable ideas to reduce, reuse or recycle plastic are invited to approach Asda, says CEO Roger Burnely
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News‘Tag and trace’ trial opens up new front in the war on plastic
The first trial will see plastic packaging collected from homes on behalf of producers
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NewsHuggies commits to eliminating plastic from its baby wipes
The brand would remove 50 tonnes of plastic from its products by the end of 2019, it said
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Comment & OpinionCrackers about sustainability: how grocers are cutting Christmas plastic
The latest shake-up sees Waitrose and John Lewis set to remove plastic toys from festive crackers
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NewsUnilever unveils raft of plastic reduction measures for Dove
Dove expects to save enough virgin plastic per year to circle the Earth almost three times
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Comment & OpinionLetters: stop demonising plastic
“For many products used in daily life, plastic packaging is by far the most sustainable solution”