All Plastic articles – Page 24
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Analysis & FeaturesPodback pioneers a new way to recycle
It’s an expensive exercise, but with all businesses soon to bear the cost of recycling, will it catch on?
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Comment & OpinionCompostable packaging can provide a solution to our struggling recycling system
The damage caused to soil by conventional plastics makes compostable packaging a particularly valuable alternative, says Daphna Nissenbaum, co-founder & CEO of TIPA
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets must go beyond recycling drop-off points
Supermarkets can play a vital role in the circularity of recycling, says Professor Edward Kosior, founder and CEO of Nextek
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NewsAbel & Cole launches doorstep flexible plastic recycling scheme
Abel & Cole has “successfully” trialled the free service, which covers plastics from any retail source, earlier this year
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NewsCandy Kittens trials compostable packaging at Glastonbury
The plant-based pouches – made using cellulose, sugar cane and wood pulp – break down within six months in home compost
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NewsCarlsberg unveils fully recyclable fibre bottle with PEF lining
The brewer said its ‘ultimate vision‘ for the fibre bottle was to achieve ‘up to 80% less emissions than current single-use glass bottles’
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NewsSainsbury’s launches handwash refill range
As well as more sustainable, the refill pouches are 35% cheaper than equivalent bottles, Sainsbury’s said
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NewsOriginal Source set to launch refillable shower gels in Tesco
Its two ‘most popular’ shower gels – Tingly Mint & Tea Tree and Tropical Coconut & Shea Butter – will be available in one-litre refill pouches
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NewsMüller’s Milk & More partners with zero-waste supermarket Good Club
The tie-up will see the service sell 10 breakfast-focused Good Club products
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NewsPilgrims Choice gets packaging revamp for greater on-shelf appeal
The move is the brand’s biggest update since it changed the shape of its blocks to an oblong in 2020
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NewsSoft plastics fund calls for more co-operation, as Ocado, McCain and KP pledge support
Ocado, KP Snacks, McCain and United biscuits are among new members signed up to the The Flexible Plastic Fund
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NewsCathedral City redesigns packaging with plastic-saving side opening
The move will save the brand 40 tonnes of plastic per year
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NewsM&S trials refillable range of homecare cleaning products
The retailer is launching M&S Refillable, which allows customers to choose from eight prefilled homecare products
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NewsWaitrose to permanently ditch coloured milk bottle caps to boost recyclability
The supermarket is replacing the hard-to-recycle blue, green and red milk bottle caps on all Essential Waitrose milk
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NewsDRS u-turn: government accused of ‘betrayal’ over exclusion of glass bottles
The government is due to publish a consultation response on its final DRS plans in the next few days
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NewsCo-op replacing plastic cutlery as it overhauls food to go range
The retailer said it would be reducing the amount of packaging across its range significantly
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Comment & OpinionWhy CCEP’s attached caps are just the tip of climate change efforts
Our attached caps will make a significant difference in reducing litter and boosting recyclability, but the climate crisis needs a cross-industry approach, says Stephen Moorhouse, general manager at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Great Britain
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NewsSainsbury’s ditches plastic packaging on bananas
The move will result in the removal of 25 million single-use plastic bags, the supermarket says
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NewsCoca-Cola adds attached caps to plastic bottles to prevent littering
The new caps are being manufactured at CCEP’s factory in East Kilbride, Scotland
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NewsAldi removing plastic-wrapped baked bean multipacks from all stores
The move is achieved by ditching multipacks and applying a multibuy discount for customers who arrive at the checkout with four tins