Plastic Waste Archives

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.

July 27, 2021 Jim McClelland

Sustainability & EPR: ‘Future of Packaging’ in The Times

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

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.

November 12, 2020 Jim McClelland

Bioplastic tree shelters to solve planting waste problem

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

October 22, 2020 Jim McClelland

Plastic waste gets Recycled for Radness into eco snow gear

News: Global outerwear brand releases Recycled For Radness animation to celebrate the launch of its new snow gear made from waste plastic.

October 8, 2020 Jim McClelland

Lost is found in fight to tackle ocean plastic

News: Innovative new item-finder design helps tackle the millions of metric tons of ocean plastic entering marine environments.

July 23, 2020 Jim McClelland

Guest Blog: 5 countries where recycling is good news

With trash littering our screens with images of pollution, Tom Simpkins seeks out some good news recycling stories from 5 countries around the world.

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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