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Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge announces £3.2 million in funding

28th March 2023

Plastic Packaging / Recycling / UKRI

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New tech enables packaging tracing through circular economy

3rd February 2023

Circular Economy / Plastic Packaging / polytag

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Tesco to use discarded plastic from coastal areas in fresh fish packaging

25th January 2023

Plastic Packaging / Recycling / Tesco

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Key target aimed at tackling plastic pollution set to be missed

4th November 2022

Circular Economy / Ellen MacArthur Foundation / Plastic Packaging

Opinion

Plastic Packaging: The laundry industry’s dirtiest secret

12th October 2022

greenwashing / Plastic Packaging / Recycling

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New funding competition to drive innovation in smart sustainable plastics

20th September 2022

Government Funding / Plastic Packaging / UKRI

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UK laundry industry responsible for almost 11,000 tonnes of plastic packaging every year

29th July 2022

plastic / Plastic Packaging / Recycling

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Pact Retail Accessories joins the UK Plastics Pact to help retailers eliminate plastic waste

5th October 2021

garment hangers / Plastic Packaging / UK Plastics Pact / WRAP

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Boots’ beauty product recycling scheme saves over a tonne of plastic from landfill

14th December 2020

boots / plastic / Plastic Packaging

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Tesco cuts 20 million pieces of plastic from its Christmas range

9th December 2020

plastic / Plastic Packaging / Tesco

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The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for the third year in a row

8th December 2020

Break Free From Plastic / plastic / Plastic Packaging

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UK Plastics Pact cuts ‘unnecessary’ plastic by 40%

8th December 2020

plastic / Plastic Packaging / Plastics Pact / WRPA

Research & Report

CIWM Report: Eliminating avoidable plastic waste by 2042: a use-based approach to decision and policy making

7th December 2020

framework / Plastic Packaging / Recycling

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‘Significant progress’ made in plastic packaging recycled content

9th November 2020

Ellen MacArthur Foundation / plastic / Plastic Packaging / UNEP

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Iceland calls for ‘transparent’ plastic packaging reporting among retailers

16th September 2020

Greenpeace / Iceland / Plastic Packaging

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Survey finds household plastic waste increased under lockdown conditions

10th August 2020

Coronavirus / Everyday Plastic Survey​ / Plastic Packaging

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Coca-Cola European Partners invests in circular PET start-up

16th July 2020

Circular Economy / Coca Cola European Partners / PET / Plastic Packaging

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UK Government reaffirms ‘global fight’ against single-use plastics

15th July 2020

Defra / plastic / Plastic Packaging