All Plastic articles
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News
Defra gives producers some respite from EPR red tape chaos
Defra has brought out new guidance for companies, including concessions on its recyclability assessment methodology
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Comment & Opinion
EPR packaging fees are a slap in the face to manufacturing
EPR is meant to drive better recyclability and environmental outcomes, Instead, it looks likely to promote more plastic and cheaper imports, says Talia Goldman, ESG director at Colpac and co-chair & co-founder of the Alliance for Fibre-Based Packaging
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Comment & Opinion
Will Welsh compromises work or is the DRS 2027 deadline ‘pure fantasy’?
Wales’ spirit of compromise is to be applauded, but it continues to insist glass remains a key part of its deposit scheme
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News
Deposit return scheme: Wales compromise ‘complex and costly’ warn drinks bosses
On Friday The Grocer revealed Wales had agreed to accelerate its plans for a DRS, keeping hopes alive of a UK-wide 2027 rollout
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News
UK-wide deposit return scheme to go ahead after Wales backs down
The Welsh government has agreed to accelerate its plans for a deposit return scheme, keeping hopes alive of a UK-wide 2027 rollout
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EPR: £2bn packaging recycling scheme fees revealed by government
The government has published the final recycling packaging fees for its controversial extended producer responsibility scheme
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Lactalis announces Président plastic packaging reduction
The edge height and thickness of the new will be reduced by 4mm
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News
FDF to face opposition bid in efforts to run new EPR packaging tax system
A bid drawn up by the FDF has won the backing of powerful bodies including the BRC and Incpen, but it is unlikely to be the only one
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Comment & Opinion
Consumed: Saabira Chaudhuri underlines true cost of plastic
Consumed takes the waste-related stats we’ve all heard before and somehow makes them more shocking
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News
Chancellor faces new industry call for delay to ‘packaging tax’
The BRC warned EPR meant shoppers would be hit with another surge in inflation
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News
Former Fairtrade boss to take helm at Wrap
She first joined Wrap in October 2021 as its director for behaviour change & business programmes
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News
Deposit return scheme bosses launch salvage talks with Welsh government
Last week’s appointment of the UK DMO is said to have provided a fresh impetus for talks
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Supermarket bosses claim packaging tax rescue measures ‘fall well short’
A day after ministers published a host of changes to the scheme, retail bosses have accused Defra of failing to come up with a proper plan to tackle concerns
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News
DRS D-day: reaction as UK Deposit Management Organisation appointed
The government yesterday confirmed it had appointed an industry coalition called the UK Deposit Management Organisation (UK DMO) to run the £1.13bn DRS scheme, due to launch in October 2027
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News
Ministers to reveal major concessions on packaging tax to ward off EPR revolt
The Grocer understands Defra will include amending the EPR regulations to appoint a producer responsibility organisation (PRO) to run the scheme
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Comment & Opinion
The DRS clock is now ticking. Will the UK DMO offer a smooth road ahead?
In the long history of the food and drink industry, few subjects have managed to generate as many rows and bust-ups as the DRS
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Analysis & Features
Can Tesco resurrect interest in scaled-up refill & reuse?
Tesco has joined a new industry panel with GoUnpackaged
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News
PackUK rushes out changes to EPR plans in bid to avert red tape chaos
PackUK this week released a hurriedly updated version of the controversial new traffic light system
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Interviews
How Simon Duffy hopes to make Waken ‘the next Colgate’
Having made a success of Bulldog Skincare, Simon Duffy is shaking up the oral care sector with his sustainable, fast-growing and very stylish brand
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News
DRS launch on track as government approves industry’s bid
Execs from Tesco, Heineken, Co-op and Coca-Cola are on the board of the UK DMO