All Plastic articles – Page 16
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NewsDRS delay: companies call for tens of millions in compensation
Companies are demanding compensation after the plans were shelved for a third time
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NewsScotland’s deposit return scheme: industry reacts to delay
The launch of the UK’s first deposit return scheme (DRS) has been delayed until at least 1 March next year
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NewsDeposit return scheme delayed until next year
First minister Humza Yousaf told Scottish parliament the move would give businesses extra time to prepare for the introduction of the scheme
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NewsMilliways plastic-free gum secures first major supermarket listing
Milliways was launched in 2021 with the hope of taking on traditional, plastic-based gum brands
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NewsDrinks blamed for a third of packaging environmental impact
IGD research shows beers, wines and spirits and non-alcoholic drinks have the greatest overall impact
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NewsTesco to recycle ready meal packaging back into food trays
PET trays collected via kerbside waste will be recycled and converted back into food-grade plastic trays, in what the retailer claimed was an industry first.
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NewsCarbon neutral potato Root Zero launches new pack and London campaign
The Puffin Produce potato brand has introduced a new pack size (1.5kg) and redesigned packaging that continues to be plastic-free and fully recyclable
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NewsOral care disruptor Pärla unveils plastic-free dental floss
The plant-based floss comes in a refillable glass tube with an aluminium lid and cardboard outer
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NewsCo-op trialling digital alternative to deposit return scheme
Retailer has joined forces with labelling experts Polytag to apply unique QR codes and UV tags to own-label water bottles
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NewsUnilever boosts sustainability credentials with Radox and Dove moves
The household giant is splashing over £7m on marketing campaigns for the two shower care brands
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NewsSainsbury’s removes plastic trays on own-label whole chickens
The retailer said the new packaging would use a minimum of 50% less plastic and save 140 tonnes of plastic per year
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Analysis & FeaturesAre disposable barbecues finally burning out for good?
Last summer all major retailers stopped selling them, citing environmental concerns
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NewsHumza Yousaf urged to delay Scottish deposit return scheme until 2025
Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey told MPs yesterday she hoped Yousaf could be persuaded to abandon the 16 August deadline
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NewsEPR: Thérèse Coffey urged to delay ‘blank cheque’ recycling plans
This week the leaders of the BRC, FDF and packaging umbrella body Incpen wrote a stinging 1,500-word letter to Coffey calling for ministers to “take the time needed”
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NewsHumza Yousaf urged to salvage Scotland's DRS or risk wasting £100m
A raft of manufacturers including AG Barr, Britvic and Coca-Cola urged the new leader to make the scheme a “top priority” as the new SNP leader
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NewsSainsbury’s launches fully recyclable super-concentrated laundry detergent cartons
The five-SKU range has also been reformulated to be super concentrated, allowing for up to five additional washes per package
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NewsGressingham Foods invests in new packaging to reduce carbon footprint
The new packaging has been developed with Coveris and Ravenwood and allows the brand to save over 24 tonnes of waste material a year
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NewsWilton launches duo of plastic-free laundry pods into grocery
The unique powdered format enabled the brand to use ‘much nicer ingredients that are much kinder to the environment’, it said
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NewsSupermarkets scale back their plans to switch to loose fruit & veg
It comes with just 15% of fruit & vegetable sales currently coming from loose products, despite several retailers announcing an expansion of their offer
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NewsSurvey reveals ‘staggering’ lack of preparedness for Coffey’s packaging waste overhaul
The emergency government working group set up by environment secretary Therese Coffey is facing up to 800 unanswered questions from companies and trade bodies