News MPs ‘backs call’ for greater support of plastic packaging alternatives 20th January 2026 biodegradable / Plastic Packaging / Single-Use Plastic News Lucozade bottle redesign will save ‘956 tonnes’ of plastic annually 15th May 2025 Lucozade / plastic bottle / Plastic Packaging News Virgin Media O2 says it has cut its Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 56% 22nd April 2025 Plastic Packaging / Scope 3 Emissions / Virgin Media O2 News Sainsbury’s launches plastic-free avocado packaging 13th January 2025 paper / Plastic Packaging / Sainsbury’s News RECOUP calls for better Plastic Packaging Tax enforcement 23rd October 2024 Plastic Packaging / Plastic Packaging Tax / Recoup News WRAP recommends packaging ban on uncut fresh fruit & veg 18th October 2024 Plastic Packaging / Supermarket / WRAP News 51% of supermarket food and drink packaged in unnecessary plastic 16th October 2024 DS Smith / Plastic Packaging / Supermarket Insight Why recycled plastic packaging content needs a Red Tractor 14th October 2024 Plastic Packaging / polymers / Recycling News UK households discard 90 billion pieces of plastic annually, survey shows 16th April 2024 Plastic Packaging / Recycling / Waste Incineration News RECOUP calls for “rethink” of waste export ban to non-OECD countries 24th January 2024 Plastic Packaging / Recoup / Waste Exports News Sainsbury’s switches from plastic to cardboard mushroom punnets 5th January 2024 cardboard / Plastic Packaging / Sainsbury’s News Plastic packaging use and collection rates drop for first time 12th December 2023 Plastic Packaging / Plastic recycling / Recoup News Returnable plastic packaging could reduce GHG emissions by 35 to 70% 22nd November 2023 Ellen MacArthur Foundation / Greenhouse Emissions / Plastic Packaging News HMRC consults on PPT plans to boost chemical recycling 20th July 2023 chemical recycling / medicine waste / Plastic Packaging / Plastic Packaging Tax News New EU rules risk “tsunami” of plastic packaging 27th June 2023 Confederation of Paper Industries / DS Smith / Plastic Packaging News Mars bars trials paper wrappers in UK to cut plastic waste 1st June 2023 packaging / Paper Recycling / Plastic Packaging Feature Are the 2025 plastic packaging commitments still on the table? 18th April 2023 Ellen MacArthur Foundation / Plastic Packaging / TerraCycle News NLWA backs call for removal of plastic packaging on fruit and veg 17th April 2023 NLWA / Plastic Packaging / Supermarket First 1 2 3 Last
