All Plastic articles – Page 13
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NewsLabour promises to fix DRS 'omnishambles'
The Grocer revealed last month that the launch date for a DRS faces being put back until 2028
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Analysis & FeaturesRefill vs multiuse: how to scale reuse of packaging?
Despite many trials, an industry-wide solution remains elusive
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Comment & OpinionIt’s a miracle: how water brand Liquid Death is valued at $1.4bn
Here’s 10 reasons for the phenomenal valuation and ‘hypergrowth’ of Liquid Death, the most adult of soft drinks brands
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NewsNeat adds refillable foaming toilet cleaner to eco-friendly lineup
The NPD has launched via the brand’s webstore
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Analysis & FeaturesHow The Refill Coalition is giving refillable containers a fresh start
The Refill Coalition’s first standardised dispenser system trial, at an Aldi store in Solihull, is already ‘exceeding’ expectations in terms of logistics and sales. Can it be made to work at scale?
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NewsUK the ‘dirty man of Europe’ without DRS, warn soft drink giants
The move comes after The Grocer revealed last month that the rollout of DRS faced being put back until at least 2028
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NewsCapri-Sun unveils first recyclable polypropylene drinks pouch
The pouch features an OPRL and can be recycled with other soft plastics at supermarket collection points
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NewsSupermarkets in talks to accelerate war on plastic and food waste
Members of the UK Plastics Pact, Courtauld 2030 and experts from Wrap will hold day-long talks next Thursday
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NewsLiquid Death hits unicorn $1.4bn valuation as it raises $67m for NPD drive
Liquid Death has closed a $67m (£52.4m) fundraising round to value the cult canned water brand at $1.4bn (£1.1bn) as it seeks to ramp up distribution in its domestic US market and accelerate NPD
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NewsDigital DRS campaigners pledge to make most of delay to 2028
The move comes as the DDRS Alliance announced they had formed a company to establish a blueprint for a digital system across the UK and wider afield
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Comment & OpinionBottlecelli: Lidl’s pun-tastic installation gives Glasgow a cultural boost
Venus: Roman goddess of love, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity… and now Lidl’s bottle and can return scheme pilot
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Comment & OpinionDRS delays suggest tax cuts trump environmental action
The Grocer exclusively revealed the UK government’s deposit return scheme (DRS) faced being delayed, three years behind what was already a long delayed rollout
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NewsAldi tracking soft plastic recycling from store collection to end product
The discounter is working with the Flexible Plastic Fund to track soft plastic on its recycling journey
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Category ReportBottled water trends 2024: Liquid Death and the rockin’ revamp
Rock-inspired Liquid Death is leading a wave of upstarts that sell water without the plastic. Could they shake up lacklustre sales?
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NewsBoots launches blister pack recycling scheme
The health & beauty retailer has put dedicated blister pack collection bins in over 100 stores
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NewsAldi doubles the paper on loo rolls to reduce packaging
The trial, in the West Midlands, East Midlands and Yorkshire, will also reduce the number of lorries needed to deliver toilet roll to stores, according to Aldi
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Comment & OpinionDRS delays drag on, but what’s stopping progress?
Two weeks ago the Republic of Ireland launched Europe’s 15th DRS system. But that already seems like a distant dream back on this side of the Irish Sea
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NewsDeposit return scheme rollout facing delay until 2028
The Grocer understands the UK and devolved governments are due to issue a declaration of support for the scheme by the end of this month
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Comment & OpinionPlastic packaging: how would a Labour government tackle waste?
YouGov research shows a divide between MPs and public over government intervention to address packaging waste
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NewsLidl launches its own city-wide deposit return scheme
The discounter is piloting its own DRS across Glasgow, while government plans are beset by delay