Plastic Packaging Archives

Two wine bottles, one upright, one lying flat, pictured with a glass of red wine against backdrop of sun setting over green fields.

October 25, 2023 Jim McClelland

Eco packaging in flat-out first for organic wine

News: Producer of organic wines in Australia chooses eco-flat bottles for launch of new brand, in first for circular packaging innovation.

Double page spread of Chemical Recycling article from report in The Times

December 19, 2022 Jim McClelland

Chemical Recycling and the ‘Future of Packaging’

Future of Packaging: Article for report in ‘The Times’ newspaper explores chemical recycling as a solution to the problem of plastic waste.

Tray with five new recyclable delivery bowls: three are round, two with lids stacked on top of one another, the third is open showing food; one oval bowl has lid, other displays food inside. Chopsticks and Wagamama branded napkins in foreground

August 17, 2022 Jim McClelland

Packaging: cutting plastic and carbon from katsu curry

News: Sustainable packaging launch by restaurant chain will cut 330 tonnes of virgin plastic from supply chain and waste stream every year.

Plastic bottles and other debris pictured on shoreline by water's edge.

March 29, 2022 Jim McClelland

Plastic pollution: ‘Future of Packaging’ in The Times

Future of Packaging: Article for report in ‘The Times’ newspaper asks whether it is time for mandatory measures to tackle plastic pollution.

Illustration depicting life story of plastic and its pollution impacts.

October 11, 2021 Jim McClelland

Innovation call to tackle problem of plastic packaging in Africa

News: Afri-Plastics Challenge announces further grant funding to tackle the problem of plastic in the packaging supply chain in Africa.

Image of hand grabbing plastic bag — bringing flexi back to be recycled

June 3, 2021 Jim McClelland

FMCG and retail giants back £1M fund for flexible plastic recycling

News: Bringing Flexi Back! Five of UK’s biggest names in branded FMCG come together to form £1M Flexible Plastic Fund to boost recycling.

Row of plastic bottles on a factory production line

May 26, 2021 Jim McClelland

Packaging Tax: ‘Future of Plastics’ in The Times

Plastic Packaging Tax: Article for report in ‘The Times’ newspaper asks whether UK Government is doing enough to stem the tide of pollution.

Graphic representation of molecular structure of graphene

November 26, 2020 Jim McClelland

First biodegradable non-plastic packaging to use graphene

News: UK biotech firm uses graphene to launch world’s first biodegradable, compostable, commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging.

Marine debris that was washed ashore covers a beach on Laysan Island in the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. (Susan White/USFWS)

July 16, 2020 Jim McClelland

Half million people petition Amazon to offer plastic-free packaging

News: Survey of Amazon customers in UK, US and Canada flags fears about plastic pollution, as 500,000+ people sign petition for plastic-free packaging.

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