Packaging

Cardboard packaging with RFID tag

PackUK eases 'red' and 'amber' ratings for Recyclability Assessment Methodology

PackUK has released an updated version of the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM), introducing simplifications to the framework that determines how packaging producers will be charged under the UK's

Man using smartphone app to use AI detection to claim a deposit on a returned paper coffee cup

AI app rewards paper cup recycling in Cardiff trial

National Cup Recycling Scheme trial rewards consumers for returning cups using vision-based artificial intelligence

Laptop screen with text highlighting Open 3P Standard for packaging data

Open 3P endorsed as standard for global packaging data

Report for World Business Council for Sustainable Development identifies potential for UK-developed open source data model to provide a common metric for producers

Recycling operative standing in front of waste collection vehicle holding two collection sacks, one labelled 'Paper and Card'

eTEEP tool to help councils comply with Simpler Recycling regulations

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1 April 2025 |

WRAP launches web-service to evaluate whether local authorities can continue collecting paper and card recycling with other materials.

Image depicting workplace recycling in the UK

New workplace recycling rules come into force across England

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31 March 2025 |

Businesses with 10 or more employees must now separate recyclables and food waste under Simpler Recycling legislation

Bins next to UK Parliament

England’s household recycling rate rises to 44 per cent

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| 27 March 2025 |

Latest figures for 2023/24 reverses recent decline, but still remains below pre-pandemic levels

Rescue me - recycle campaign

Recycle Week 2024: 2.9 million people changed their recycling habits

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| 26 March 2025 |

WRAP’s ‘Rescue Me - Recycle’ campaign reached 7.3 million people and increased the capture rate of commonly binned recyclables

Food waste in hands

Food waste in UK homes has climbed to 21 per cent in 2024

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| 19 March 2025 |

WRAP’s Food Management Survey suggests that potatoes, bread, and broccoli are most likely to be wasted, with more loose produce emerging as a key solution

Natalie Fee, Founder of City to Sea presenting at the Global Reuse Summit

Sector calls for five per cent EPR fee allocation to drive reuse

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| 14 March 2025 |

Packaging stakeholders urge UK government to match French model in funding transition from single-use options

EU packaging label prototype

EU harmonised waste sorting labels face design challenges

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11 March 2025 |

JRC consultation reveals competing priorities for packaging and waste receptacle labelling as 2026 implementation deadline approaches

Simon Stringer, Managing Director of Scotpak

Small or large producers?

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Simon Stringer, Managing Director of Scotpak

| 11 March 2025 |

Simon Stringer, Managing Director of Scotpak, offers alternative reporting model for small retailers that face administrative challenges under pEPR

EMERGE bin truck

Low-density polyethylene recycling pilot launched in Manchester

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| 5 March 2025 |

Duo UK and EMERGE Recycling are collaborating to recycle LDPE film collected from local businesses into ecommerce mailing bags

Worker in packaging warehouse

Four nations jointly issue requirements for PackUK’s implementation strategy

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| 27 February 2025 |

Joint policy statement details check list of scheme administrator duties, with June 2025 deadlines set for key governance documents

Gary Tee, VP Global Converting, TIPA

Compostable packaging: boosting profitability and simplifying waste management

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Gary Tee, VP Global Converting, TIPA

| 25 February 2025 |

Gary Tee, VP Global Converting at TIPA, explores the operational advantages and revenue opportunities that compostable packaging offers waste management facilities

Takeaway packaging

Workplace recycling significantly below at-home habits

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| 18 February 2025 |

Biffa survey shows widespread uncertainty about recyclable materials ahead of mandatory business waste separation rules

Wales Deposit Scheme timeline

Welsh Government to launch consultation on Wales DRS in May

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| 18 February 2025 |

Welsh Government releases timeline for stakeholder engagement and formal consultation following withdrawal from UK-wide system

Shotton Paper Mill before conversation to Cardboard processing

Mind the gap: Investment in recycling infrastructure needed to fulfil current policies

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| 12 February 2025 |

WRAP and Defra analysis highlights gaps in processing capacity across key material streams to meet demand from packaging reforms

Fruit and veg in plastic bags

Cutting single-use plastic in shops emerges as top public priority

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| 12 February 2025 |

Hubbub study urges businesses and government to help households adopt sustainable living by providing clearer information and financial support

Beef mince in plastic packaging, surrounded by ingredients

Tesco pilots recycled PET food trays initiative

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| 6 February 2025 |

Klöckner Pentaplast partners with Tesco and Hilton Foods to launch recycled packaging initiative

Borrow Cup

£1 deposit cup scheme launches across 40 Glasgow locations

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| 28 January 2025 |

Cross-brand initiative, Borrow Cup, aims to reduce 388 million annual disposable cups through reusable alternative

Boy putting a bottle into a reverse vending machine

Government sets out operational framework for 2027 Deposit Return Scheme

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| 27 January 2025 |

Applications for scheme administrator close next week, as guidance sets out detailed implementation plans for retailers, hospitality venues and collection points

Pact Network Connect delegates at Mexico event in front of food waste

Food and plastics networks unite in global effort to cut waste

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| 24 January 2025 |

Representatives from 15 countries gather in Mexico to accelerate action on food and plastic waste reduction

Asda employee holding Podback bags

Coffee pod recycling scheme expands into 600 Asda stores

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| 23 January 2025 |

Partnership between retailer and Podback will allow customers to return used pods through toYou parcel returns service

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