All Plastic articles – Page 12
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NewsPot Noodle trials paper packaging with Tesco
The packaging innovation is the result of three years’ development by Pot Noodle owner Unilever
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NewsRecycling and DRS plans likely to be shelved after damning report
The Grocer understands the 2024 start for extended producer responsibility will be put back by at least a year
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NewsGrocer Gold Awards 2023: Specialist online retailer of the year
Abel & Cole takes steps on path to be ‘most sustainable’
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Analysis & FeaturesPhilippe von Stauffenberg’s fight to solve the plastic crisis with chemical recycling
Pioneer Philippe von Stauffenberg wants to put a stop to poverty-stricken children wandering the rubbish tips of central America
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Analysis & FeaturesIs paper packaging really more sustainable than plastic?
The massive amounts of wood required in paper’s production, plus issues around its recyclability, mean the choice to use it is complicated
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Comment & OpinionHow to win shoppers with last mile sustainability initiatives
Sustainable delivery and packaging now has to be considered as part of a holistic approach to the entire customer journey, says Mark Geden, head of strategic planning at Tribal
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NewsInvisible tags trialled on bottles to trace recycling rates
Recycling tech company Polytag is deploying the system in conjunction with waste giant Biffa’s material recycling facility (MRF) in Teesside
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NewsSupermarkets back first whole-town trial of digital deposit return scheme
Companies running the trial, which is also backed by major suppliers including Nestlé and Danone, are expecting around 250,000 product returns during the period
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NewsDeposit return scheme administrator CSL faces collapse after funding pulled
The supermarkets and suppliers behind CSL had hoped the body could serve as a model for the rest of the UK
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NewsTetley cuts plastic with new cardboard packs
It represents the ‘most significant change’ to the brand’s packaging in 30 years
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NewsMilk & More expands bottle refill offering to 77 lines
The move, in partnership with circular supply chain business Again, means 80% of its volumes are now sold with zero-waste packaging
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NewsElla’s Kitchen pledges to make 75% of babyfood pouches recyclable
The brand is working with packaging manufacturers to explore potential solutions for the remaining 25% of its pouches
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Comment & OpinionWhy banning single-use bottled water ads won’t sink the category
Despite the quiet reusable revolution, single-use plastic water bottle brands are still cashing in
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NewsArla ditches coloured milk bottle caps in plastic-saving move
It comes as Arla has also launched a first-ever original TV campaign for its overarching masterbrand
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NewsLidl to use ocean-bound plastic to make water bottles
From July, one-litre San Celestino Italian Sparkling Mineral Water bottles will be at least 30% made from the material
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Comment & OpinionWill the deposit return scheme’s new 2025 target be hit?
The big question this week was not whether Scotland’s pioneering DRS would be delayed, but if the new deadline can possibly be hit
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NewsDeposit return scheme shelved until at least October 2025
The Scottish government met with representatives from industry earlier today in talks which put the final nail in the coffin of the proposed launch in March next year
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NewsGunna adds functional lemonades in aluminium bottles
The brand said it hoped the packaging innovation would be a ‘catalyst for change’ for the soft drinks sector, encouraging rivals to ditch plastic bottles
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NewsWalkers Leicester factory in line for mega cash injection
The investment aimed to ‘future-proof’ the Leicester site, allowing PepsiCo to ‘deliver on our ambitions on packaging and health’
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News‘D Day for deposit return scheme’ as axe could fall in next 48 hours
First minister Humza Yousaf wrote to prime minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, giving him until the end of today to back Scotland’s plan for an “all in” system