Plastic Waste Archives

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.

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

News: Period care has a plastic problem; so, ESG-based venture capital is investing in eco-friendly menstrual healthcare for a green economy.

News: Pollution on rise, as report reveals that 22% of global plastic waste is mismanaged or littered and only 9% gets recycled.

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

Packaging, Sustainability & EPR: Articles for report in ‘The Times’ newspaper look at how the industry tells its story and new regulations.

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

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

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

News: UK bioplastics firm secures funding from Government-backed agency to develop and test new generation of biodegradable tree shelters.