All Plastic articles – Page 2
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Comment and Opinion
Plastic 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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News
Lidl launches its own city-wide deposit return scheme
The discounter is piloting its own DRS across Glasgow, while government plans are beset by delay
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News
Soft plastic collection ‘must be weekly’ to maximise recycling
A report by the FlexCollect project shows the amount of plastic collected per household nearly trebled in trial areas that had weekly collections
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News
Ex-Unilever boss to lead new body to get EPR back on course
Also on the board are Aldi buying director Luke Emery, Waitrose packaging boss Karen Graley, and Nestlé packaging supremo Sokhna Gueye
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Analysis and Features
Inside Ireland’s new deposit return scheme
The UK’s attempts to introduce DRS have been disastrous – but Ireland has quietly got on with it. How is its system working out?
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News
Asda ditches plastic trays for its mince beef
Asda said the switch would help it save more than 60 tonnes of plastic a year
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News
M&S introduces new recyclable packaging for café sandwiches
The move will save M&S from using a claimed 4.5 million pieces of plastic a year
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Comment and Opinion
Collaboration is the key to sustainability progress
No one brand can save the planet alone, says Greg Lawson, MD of sustainability consultancy Aura
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News
Plastic waste exports ban will ‘increase amount sent to landfill’
Recoup said the amount of plastic waste exported for recycling grew by more than 10% to over 600,000 tonnes between 2022-23
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News
Deposit return scheme delay suggested as part of ‘fit for purpose’ recycling plan
The manifesto claims the government has failed to work in a joined-up way with retailers on areas such as the environment, jobs and town centre policies
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarket veg is over-packaged and over-travelled. No wonder Brits turn away
Only 33% of adults get their 5 a day – and I suspect fruit is disproportionately represented, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment and Opinion
After Pringles and Flora, is 2024 the year of the paper packaging?
While the improvements are overdue, their impact will be massive
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News
Upfield launches world’s first plastic-free, recyclable tub for plant butters and spreads
The Flora owner has begun transitioning to paper packaging across its portfolio
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News
Beefeater 24 undergoes ‘striking’ refresh to cut plastic and aluminium content
The new look boasts of improved sustainability credentials
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News
Sainsbury’s swaps mushroom punnets from plastic to cardboard
The swap marks the retailer’s biggest single plastics removal in its history – equivalent to the weight of 43 full London double-decker buses
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News
Zoflora launches concentrated multipurpose cleaning pods into Asda
The pods can be mixed with warm water to create an antibacterial cleaning spray
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Analysis and Features
Spreads & jams 2023: Pip & Nut is star spreads & jams brand
Nut butter brands have shed volume but Pip & Nut is bucking the trend
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Analysis and Features
Personal hygiene 2023: Bathroom brands face plastic fight
The nation’s bathrooms have a problem: plastic waste
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News
Walkers makes Sunbites HFSS compliant and unveils recycled plastic packs
Experts at PepsiCo’s R&D centre in Leicester ran four trials over six months
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News
Deposit return scheme risks failing to tackle plastic crisis, warn MPs
‘Uncertainty is stopping businesses and local authorities from preparing for the required changes,’ found the report