Packaging

Reuse Systems
Price the main motivator for use of reusable packaging schemes, Hubbub finds

Environmental charity Hubbub has today (28 June) launched ‘Reuse Systems Unpacked’ – a report highlighting the challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging systems. Findings pointed to price as the main motivator in consumer use of reusable packaging schemes, and hygiene and convenience as barriers.

plastic packaging mixed bottles
Plastic Recyclers Europe report low availability of sorted plastic waste

The organisation has warned that this is creating an ‘obstacle to achieving the EU targets’

Compost
TIPA and G.Mondini to produce fully compostable packaging

The product will house wet, chilled, frozen, and fresh food

Flexible plastics and film
Industry-led consortium announces flexibles collection and recycling pilot
By
Emma Love
| 19 May 2022 |
The project aims to understand how the material can be incorporated into services across different geographies and demographics
plastic packaging
$500 million fund launched to guide investment towards plastic waste solutions
By
Amelia Kelly
| 12 May 2022 |
Industry estimates show a ‘$1 trillion global economic opportunity in transition to a circular plastic packaging value chain
plastic packaging
Plastics Packaging Tax sees increase in packaging costs
By
Amelia Kelly
| 9 May 2022 |
One in 10 businesses fully understand the implications of the tax, survey finds
plastic pint cups
Poll reveals 89 per cent want plastic pint cups banned
By
Amelia Kelly
| 29 April 2022 |
In the UK, 100 million plastic cups are used annually
Tesco wasted food items
Tesco launches new ‘Use Up Day’ campaign
By
Amelia Kelly
| 29 April 2022 |
Survey finds that every day half a million Britons throw away food
Burger King 1
Burger King announces pilot launch of reusable packaging
By
Amelia Kelly
| 26 April 2022 |
Trial in East of England forms part of retailer’s ‘zero per cent single-use plastics by 2025’ goal
bathroom cosmetics
Terracycle partners with Murad for cosmetics recycling programme
By
Amelia Kelly
| 21 April 2022 |
The programme aims to divert product packaging from landfill
clothing
FEAD responds to the EU sustainable textile strategy
By
Amelia Kelly
| 13 April 2022 |
The body has welcomed the policies with ‘strong support’
Plastic packaging
Institute of Grocery Distribution calls for urgent reassessment of UK packaging
By
Amelia Kelly
| 12 April 2022 |
In a new report, IGD outlines the measures necessary to halve the industry’s environmental impact by 2030
Again Facility
Again secures £2.55m to create packaging supply chain infrastructure
By
Amelia Kelly
| 6 April 2022 |
The company hopes to lessen reliance on single-use products
Plastic packaging
Plastic Packaging Tax comes into force
By
Emma Love
| 1 April 2022 |
A £200 per tonne levy will be placed on packaging including less than 30 per cent recycled content
Pret A Manger joins Podback scheme for recycling at-home coffee pods
By
Amelia Kelly
| 1 April 2022 |
The franchise will become the first food-to-go retailer to join the coffee pod recycling service
Packaging
Industry reacts to EPR consultation response
By
Emma Love
| 29 March 2022 |
Featuring CIWM, The Recycling Association, ESA, Ecosurety and LARAC
Man with aluminium
Alupro introduces new Aluminium Manifesto
By
Amelia Kelly
| 29 March 2022 |
The document highlights the benefits of using infinitely recyclable aluminium for sustainable packaging
UK houses of Parliament
Defra publishes response to EPR consultation
By
Emma Love
| 28 March 2022 |
Implementation of the system has been pushed back to 2024
TerraCycle
TerraCycle partners with Evreka on new waste management system
By
Amelia Kelly
| 23 March 2022 |
Initiative announced will track recyclable material sent for processing 
Packaging waste
NLWA: EPR delay will see council taxpayers 'foot the bill'
By
Emma Love
| 18 March 2022 |
The waste authority has called for the 2023 start date to be reinstated
Aluminium cans
Study highlights circularity of aluminium beverage containers
By
Emma Love
| 16 March 2022 |
Over 70 per cent of the material in aluminium cans is recycled into new products
Coffee cups in bin
Welsh trial finds everyday applications for hard-to-recycle items
By
Emma Love
| 14 March 2022 |
Coffee cups and crisp packets have become decking in the WRAP-funded initiative
collection of empty plastic bottles
University of Birmingham licences rights to ‘supercritical water’ recycling technology
By
Alice Lang
| 15 February 2022 |
The new process aims to overcome challenges facing existing mixed plastic recycling processes