All Recycling articles
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NewsWaitrose becomes first supermarket to roll out invisible milk tags in recycling drive
Waitrose has added the tags to the majority of its own-label milk range
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NewsWales reuse plans to ‘dwarf’ cost of EPR, suppliers warn
Retail bosses and drinks manufacturers warned ministers in Cardiff their proposals would lead to soaring prices and cross-border supply chain chaos
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NewsCadbury unveils Biscoff-filled chocolate egg for Easter 2026
The treat features ‘irresistible Biscoff spread and crunchy biscuit pieces’
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Comment & OpinionPay now or pay more later – the real cost of ignoring RAM
Smart retailers are viewing RAM assessments as strategic intelligence gathering that reveals exactly where their packaging investments should go, says John Redmayne, MD of ERP
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NewsRussell Davies appointed as Deposit Return Scheme supremo
Davies brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across senior logistics and supply roles
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NewsCouncils to be docked funds if they misuse packaging tax cash
Defra has brought forward a raft of regulations in parliament aimed at tackling producer concerns over the accountability for the £1.4bn a year tax
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Category ReportBooze loses its bottle: trends in alcoholic drinks 2025
As Brits buy less booze and EPR charges hit suppliers, alcohol producers are ditching glass in favour of alternate pack formats
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NewsEPR charges are ‘blunt tool’ that ignore circularity, finds report
Figures from Greyparrot show huge disparity between the sortability and sell-on value of different types of plastic material
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NewsImports of cheap glass threatening UK manufacturers
Imports of Turkish glass into the UK have jumped by 19,000% since 2018
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NewsWelsh government facing Internal Market Act threat to DRS plans
Sources say Defra is alarmed at the prospect of the October 2027 rollout of DRS facing chaos if Wales presses ahead with its plan to include glass
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NewsTesco to increase bag for life price by a third
Tesco is expected to raise the price of its cheapest reusable shopping bag to 40p this week
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Comment & Opinion‘Get out of the way’: why industry won the EPR power play
Not everyone is happy, but minds are now increasingly focused on how EPR can actually provide the £10bn-plus investment to revive flatlining council recycling rates and lead to the circular economy it was all supposed to be about in the first place
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NewsDefra says government must ‘get out of the way’ and let industry run EPR
Defra’s circular economy director Emma Bourne confirmed the government planned to hand over the vast majority of functions for running EPR to a producer-run organisation
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NewsTesco calls for government legislation to boost shift to reusable plastic model
The UK’s biggest retailer also said ministers needed to take action to reverse the trend of recycling facilities closing their doors
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NewsDeposit return scheme: Wales to stand firm on glass inclusion
Welsh deputy first minister Huw Irranca-Davies told The Grocer the Welsh government was working with drinks companies ‘large and small’ on a new reuse model for glass
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NewsCircular online grocer launches refillable, ‘return by post’ sister brand
Weekly.Shop has launched a sister brand – Refill.Shop – to make ‘reusables as easy and attractive as single-use’
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WebinarsWATCH: Delivering DRS in 2027: How to get ahead and stay ahead
The launch of a Deposit Return Scheme in October 2027 represents a seismic shift in how we manage drinks packaging across the UK. In the first webinar in our series, industry experts spell out exactly how suppliers and retailers should be gearing up for DRS so they don’t get left behind.
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Comment & OpinionConvenience will win the refill revolution
Traditional refillable models feel outdated in a world of quick convenience, says Michael Brennan, co-founder of Bob
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NewsTesco’s former reusable packaging partner calls for regulation on plastic
Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle and boss of pioneering reuse sytem Loop, said France’s experience had shown a combination of regulation and funding incentives could help the industry move from ‘pointless pilots’ to a full-scale rollout
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NewsOxo adds bone broths, ready-to-use stocks and stock powders
‘Our vision is to keep evolving our range to meet the needs of modern consumers,’ said Oxo