All Plastic articles – Page 18
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NewsWar on plastic at risk of failure as recycling levels slump
A Wrap report revealing progress on the industry’s Plastics Pact shows it is on course to fall well short of some of its 2025 targets
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NewsFrieslandCampina replaces plastic with cardboard packaging on Yazoo Kids range
The move is part of the supplier’s bid to to transition to 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
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NewsMüller to entirely phase out coloured milk bottle caps by next summer
Following succesful trials, the supplier said the move would increase the rHDPE’s availability on the market by 1,560 tonnes a year
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarkets must help fix the plastic recycling process
The solution must be simplified and demystified, says professor Edward Kosior of Nextek and Nextloopp
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NewsNo turning back on deposit return scheme, says Scotland’s Green minister
Scotland’s Green minister Lorna Slater said the DRS start date of 16 August was set in stone
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Analysis & FeaturesCan emergency talks rescue Defra’s multibillion environmental flagship?
Thérèse Coffey has called for talks with industry to thrash out a new design for extended producer responsibility. Can the scheme be saved?
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NewsOcado launches ‘world first’ digital DRS tech trial
For the first time, on-pack technology will be introduced to product packaging for one of the UK’s leading online grocery retailers
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NewsEx-Unilever boss Sebastian Munden becomes new Wrap chair
Munden replaces Julie Hill, who had been with the food waste charity since 2014
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Comment & OpinionGovernment needs to pick up the pace on Extended Producer Responsibility
The government should mount a consultation on EPR fees early next year and have the full system up and running by 2024, says Robert Goodwill, MP and chair of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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NewsWar on plastic: campaigners slam government for ‘year of inaction’
A petition organised by City to Sea and 38 Degrees saw over 118,000 sign up to demand action on banning plastic cutlery
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NewsThérèse Coffey demands crisis talks to save Defra policy worth billions
Coffey is asking business leaders to attend a series of workshops, in which they would be asked to thrash out alternative plans for delivery
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NewsCo-op to replace coloured milk bottle tops with clear to increase recyclability
Green caps are set to be eradicated across all stores first by the end of December, followed by red caps for skimmed milk, and blue caps for whole milk in early 2023
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Comment & OpinionBehaviour change is vital to increasing recycling rates
With all eyes on COP27, policymakers and business leaders should have waste management and recycling high on their agenda, says Cecilia Sluga, behaviour change lead at Delterra
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Analysis & FeaturesCan WWF’s ‘critical friend’ approach get mults to deliver on climate?
WWF insists being a ‘critical friend’ is more likely to get results than slamming supermarkets for sustainability failures
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Comment & OpinionCompostable plastic packaging is a complex issue. We need a national recycling policy
To abandon policy to individual choices and market forces is an abdication of responsibility and a failure of government, says Guy Singh-Watson, founder of Riverford
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NewsCo-op launches trial to reveal true number of recycled own-brand bottles
In partnership with technology business Polytag, the convenience retailer is kicking off the trial with a recycling centre in North Wales
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NewsWrap says delays to extended producer responsibility will ‘inevitably’ hold back war on plastic
A report from the Efra Committee claimed progress from supermarkets and suppliers has been hindered by ambiguous targets and a lack of transparency
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NewsPaper-based pods for ‘next-gen’ Nestlé coffee machine
Billed as a ‘coffee shop at home’, the new Neo system tailors its brewing method to different recipes and preferences
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NewsAldi struggling to hit 2022 plastic reduction target
The change is taking longer than expected for the final 1% of own label packaging, thanks to a lack of viable alternatives
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Comment & OpinionWill COP27 help food brands grasp the consumption nettle? Probably not
Tackling overconsumption is key to addressing the climate crisis. That’s a harsh truth for the industry to swallow