All Recycling articles – Page 8
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NewsDRS: supermarket chiefs welcome government delay
The BRC said the announcement by environment secretary Steve Barclay that the October 2025 start date was “unrealistic” was long overdue
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Packaging
Recent action from fmcg brands suggests that sustainability remains high on their agenda, but how are packaging and recycling businesses stepping up to help them. Discover some of the latest sustainable innovations in the packaging industry and how Artificial Intelligence and digital solutions are feeding into developments. ...
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Comment & OpinionCrisp packet recycling breakthrough down to innovation and resolve
The crisp packet can be recycled with paper and card using ordinary domestic kerbside recycling facilities
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NewsThe British Snack Co unveils kerbside recyclable paper crisp packet
The packs were developed in partnership with sustainable packaging manufacturer EvoPak
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NewsLabour promises to fix DRS 'omnishambles'
The Grocer revealed last month that the launch date for a DRS faces being put back until 2028
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NewsCapri-Sun unveils first recyclable polypropylene drinks pouch
The pouch features an OPRL and can be recycled with other soft plastics at supermarket collection points
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Promotional FeaturesAchieving greater sustainability in coffee
With around 98m cups of coffee consumed in the UK every day, the pressure is on for the category to improve its sustainability credentials – and one clear way forward is through packaging refill and reuse.
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Comment & OpinionDRS delays suggest tax cuts trump environmental action
The Grocer exclusively revealed the UK government’s deposit return scheme (DRS) faced being delayed, three years behind what was already a long delayed rollout
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NewsAldi tracking soft plastic recycling from store collection to end product
The discounter is working with the Flexible Plastic Fund to track soft plastic on its recycling journey
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Category ReportBottled water trends 2024: Liquid Death and the rockin’ revamp
Rock-inspired Liquid Death is leading a wave of upstarts that sell water without the plastic. Could they shake up lacklustre sales?
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NewsCompostable packaging labelling experiment sees proper disposal boom
The experiment – led by Ocado, Recoup and Compostable Coalition UK – saw 120 households receive goods in both compostable and plastic packaging
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Comment & OpinionDRS delays drag on, but what’s stopping progress?
Two weeks ago the Republic of Ireland launched Europe’s 15th DRS system. But that already seems like a distant dream back on this side of the Irish Sea
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NewsSoft 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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NewsEx-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 & FeaturesInside 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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Comment & OpinionCollaboration 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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NewsPlastic 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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NewsDeposit 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 & OpinionSupermarket 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 & OpinionAfter Pringles and Flora, is 2024 the year of the paper packaging?
While the improvements are overdue, their impact will be massive