All Plastic articles – Page 59
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Comment & OpinionWhy recyclable packaging will become a 'must-have' in 2019
Growing consumer awareness could hasten the demise of black plastic, says Chris Blythe, director of The Brand Nursery
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NewsWaitrose encourages customers to use reusable containers
Customers are being asked to bring clean, lidded containers to take fresh meat and fish purchases home
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NewsMash Direct to phase out black plastic packaging
It plans to replace difficult-to-recycle black plastic with green alternatives
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NewsGove urged to hasten introduction of UK-wide DRS scheme
Iceland this week revealed its trial of reverse vending machines had resulted in nearly 312,000 bottles being recycled
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NewsBol launches vegan dinner range in bio-plastic box
The quartet of chilled meals comes in a 100% recyclable pack made from 95% sugarcane offcuts
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NewsIceland to extend its deposit return scheme trial
A total of 311,500 bottles have been recycled after the reverse vending machines were installed at five branches
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NewsProducers will pay full cost of recycling under new proposals
DRS will be rolled out in England in early 2023 under the plans, including single-use cups
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NewsMost consumers don’t know unclean food containers can’t be recycled, poll reveals
51% of people incorrectly believed containers could be recycled without cleaning
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose’s decision to give up glitter shows it’s sweating the small stuff
Glitter is a form of microplastic – those teeny pieces of plastic with the potential to do big damage to the environment
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NewsWaitrose to go glitter-free in environmental move
Glitter is made up of small pieces of plastic that can end up in water and never break down.
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NewsGood Bubble to switch to 50% recycled plastic packaging
The commitment comes as part of the business’ mission to cut its carbon footprint in half by 2020
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Comment & OpinionBrands are let down by recycling infrastructure in the war on packaging waste
I think we should celebrate the brands and retailers hitting the over 80% mark for recycled materials in their festive choc boxes
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NewsAldi swaps polystyrene pizza discs for recycled cardboard
The move applies to all Aldi pizza products and will remove a claimed 180 tonnes of plastic from circulation annually
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NewsDanone pledges to recycle more plastic in Ecosurety tie-up
The deal will see Ecosurety manage Danone’s packaging and waste recycling obligations in the UK
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Analysis & FeaturesDo plastic alternatives actually cause more damage?
A group of researchers have warned of unintended consequences of moves to reduce plastic
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NewsPladis pledges to cut plastic waste by 2025
The McVitie’s owner has pledged to make all plastic packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable
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NewsUnilever to invest €100k in plastic-free laundry tablet
The planned innovation was one of 10 ideas to emerge from a recent one-day ‘hackathon’
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink must be at the table when it comes to action on waste
You don’t have to be David Attenborough to work out there needs to be a step-change in the packaging used by the food and drink industry
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NewsIceland MD made trustee of Surfers Against Sewage charity
The news comes two weeks after Iceland announced SAS as a charity partner
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NewsGovernment scheme could turn food waste into shopping bags
The £60m funding would encourage technologies to enable products such as sugar beet, wood chippings and food waste to be used as shopping bags