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Open standard for packaging data could be key to EPR success

Open 3P, an open standard for plastic packaging data which launched in September 2022, has secured further funding from Innovate UK to enter phase two of its development.


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What do new details of deposit return scheme mean for industry?

Defra has announced implementation of DRS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is set for 1 October 2025, with legislation to follow later this year

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What do EU plastic and packaging reforms mean for the industry?

Legislation aims to decrease instances of overpackaging and the use of virgin materials

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​​Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Recycling and reuse targets are 'unlikely to be met'
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| 3 November 2022 |
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The report highlights the upcoming Plastic Treaty as a ‘unique opportunity’ 
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CPI publishes revised Design for Recyclability Guidelines
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Savannah Coombe
| 1 September 2022 |
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The guidelines were developed through consultation with the paper industry and packaging supply chain
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DS Smith trials use of seaweed, cocoa shells and daisies for packaging
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| 25 August 2022 |
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If successful, the materials will be used in the company’s paper and packaging making process
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RECOUP pushes for end to ‘material switching’ trend
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Savannah Coombe
| 19 August 2022 |
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The charity has produced case studies showing the need to consider overall recyclability
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DS Smith replaces 313m pieces of plastic over two years
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Savannah Coombe
| 20 July 2022 |
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The packaging firm has designed plastic replacements for a range of everyday items
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TIPA and G.Mondini to produce fully compostable packaging
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Emma Love
| 26 May 2022 |
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The product will house wet, chilled, frozen, and fresh food
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Plastic Packaging Tax comes into force
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A £200 per tonne levy will be placed on packaging including less than 30 per cent recycled content
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| 29 March 2022 |
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Defra publishes response to EPR consultation
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| 28 March 2022 |
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Implementation of the system has been pushed back to 2024
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| 3 March 2022 |
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The body stated that the delay could see members operating ‘within a vacuum of uncertainty’
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FPA: Foodservice packaging sector ‘not ready’ for plastic tax
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| 4 February 2022 |
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A members’ survey has found that almost 80 per cent of members are ‘not yet prepared’
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Plastipak announces PET recycling expansion in Luxembourg
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Alice Lang
| 26 January 2022 |
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The expansion will see a 136 per cent increase in annual production capacity
Plastic packaging
10 per cent decrease in plastic packaging across UK supermarkets
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Kai Malloy
| 30 November 2021 |
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The UK Plastics Pact has noted progress amongst its members in achieving targets
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41 per cent of household plastic packaging collected for recycling in 2020
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Kai Malloy
| 24 November 2021 |
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RECOUP estimates that 584,000 tonnes of the material were collected by local authorities
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Eunomia reveals model for calculating litter costs
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Kai Malloy
| 23 November 2021 |
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Data will be used to promote inclusion of litter in extended producer responsibility schemes
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Government in talks to ban single-use plastics
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| 22 November 2021 |
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The proposals come after the Environment Act neglected to include hard-and-fast prohibition
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Scotland to ban single-use plastics by June 2022
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Kai Malloy
| 15 November 2021 |
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The ban comes after a twelve-week public consultation, which concluded in January
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Government urged to reform business waste recycling policy
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| 4 November 2021 |
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The Waste Network Chairs rebuff private sector concern over EPR proposals 
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Mercers funding will see company increase plastics recycling capacity
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Kai Malloy
| 25 October 2021 |
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£6.1 million has been allocated to the producer of recycled plastic membranes
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Plastics report guides design industry on appropriate compostables usage
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Kai Malloy
| 20 October 2021 |
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A Plastic Planet has categorised materials based on what is suitable for food waste disposal
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