All Plastic articles
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NewsPlastic-free oral care disruptor Pärla kicks off first-ever TV ad
The new ad – running now across Sky channels – explores the evolution of brushing teeth. It highlights the scale of toothpaste tube waste before positioning Pärla as a sustainable alternative
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NewsRefillable oral care brand Mighty makes high street debut
Mighty’s aluminium toothpaste dispensers and home-compostable refills in Fresh English Mint are available now across 450 Boots stores
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Comment & OpinionDRS shows what works but other packaging policies need fixing
the release of the retailer handling fees was, as one source puts it, the moment it “all became real”
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NewsLegal challenge over deposit return scheme ruled out by SGF
Scottish Grocers’ Federation chief executive Pete Cheema told The Grocer he believed the plans for the scheme “would go through” despite concerns expressed over the levels of compensation to be paid to retailers.
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News‘Look again’ at deposit return scheme remuneration, administrator urged
Yesterday the not-for-profit industry body running the scheme, Exchange for Change, announced the remuneration for retailers taking part in it as a return point operator
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NewsDeposit return scheme handling fees for retailers announced
Exchange for Change, the not-for-profit body appointed last year as the scheme’s deposit management organisation, released the sums today
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NewsCalls for probe into ‘missing’ Wales DRS consultation
It’s understood a raft of trade bodies are demanding to know why a response to the consultation, which ran from August to November last year, was never published
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NewsFurore as industry newsletter announces death of packaging ‘cryptocurrency’
A newsletter sent out by PRO founder member Incpen has caused a furore after it declared that 2026 would be the last year of the Packaging Recovery Note system
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NewsWales DRS: Plaid Cymru urged to rethink inclusion of glass
It is understood Exchange for Change is to resubmit its bid, ahead of the new 2 June deadline, without major changes
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InterviewsModern Milkman Simon Mellin on delivering value internationally
Simon Mellin founded Modern Milkman with a battered old milk float in a Lancashire town. Now he is taking its ‘waste not, want not’ mission to the US
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Category ReportDrinks firms prepare for DRS as Welsh plans stall
It’s been a long and winding road to the establishment of the UK’s first DRS, but the end is finally in sight
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News20p deposit for single-use containers from 2027 confirmed
The fee is to be applied on all in-scope containers when the deposit return scheme launches in October 2027
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Comment & OpinionIs this finally the start of the UK’s packaging revolution?
As Wrap’s new 10-year UK Packaging Pact launches, the industry’s focus must now go beyond making tweaks to driving system-wide change
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NewsFull-scale reuse model coming ‘within a year’ in new Packaging Pact
The successor to the Plastics Pact, which launched in 2018, aims to revolutionise the way consumers interact with packaging
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Comment & OpinionNetflix has put microplastics on the health agenda. Are food brands ready?
The arrival of The Plastic Detox documentary on Netflix has been hailed as a potential game-changer in the public’s views on plastic, says Harvey Choat, MD at Nexus PR
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NewsExchange for Change proposes DRS exemptions and grants for indie retailers
Exchange for Change will set aside a total of £60m to provide grants over the first three years of scheme operation
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Analysis & FeaturesAre supermarkets doing enough to tackle household food waste?
Food waste in retail makes up just 2% of the total – but retailers have a key part to play in helping consumers cut it out too and progress has slowed. Why?
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NewsEPR tax to get government bailout amid fury over funding black hole
PackUK said the ‘one-time intervention’ would help ensure the EPR scheme did not lead to increased costs
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News‘UK’s first’ sustainable edible spoon launches with The After School Cookie Club
The edible spoon is made from a blend of five grains and seeds
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Comment & OpinionEPR reinforces a linear economy: making the case for ‘circular’ fees
Recalibrate EPR base fees to reflect the true net cost of managing different packaging materials and their real value to the circular economy, says Jason Galley of MPMA