All Plastic articles
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NewsChocomel drops can in favour of wider 300ml bottle rollout
The move to a larger 300ml bottle comes following the success of a limited rollout in the first half of this year
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WhitepapersRethinking plastic: Smarter sustainable packaging
Is plastic still part of the sustainability story? Uncover what 500 European experts think about recycled plastic, consumer expectations, and the myths holding brands back.
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NewsPlastic reduction campaign group City to Sea shuts down amid warning of funding crisis
City to Sea said the scarcity and competitive nature of grant funding and difficult economic times for corporate partners had driven its decision to close operations
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NewsPlant-based plastic alternative company secures $14m funding
Xampla said it would use the cash injection to replace more than 10 billion units of the most polluting single-use plastics, including the plastic linings found in takeaway boxes, coffee cups and sachets
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NewsOutrage as EPR fees face huge rise to pay for councils burning plastic
The plans were revealed in a briefing by Defra bosses this week
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NewsCoca-Cola in student trial of DRS in Scotland ahead of UK rollout
Students at New College Lanarkshire, Scotland, will trial a financial incentive to encourage recycling through the use of reverse vending machines
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Comment & OpinionUK flexible plastic recycling faces capacity crisis despite successful FlexCollect trial
With less than two years until mandatory collection requirements come into force, the question of how to build the capacity for all the plastic bags, confectionery wrappers, foil, plastic film and other materials currently with no end market is a looming crisis which needs to be solved – and fast
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NewsKerbside plastic trial highlights recycling capacity crisis
The three-year trial revealed the UK had insufficient recycling capacity to meet anticipated demand from 2027
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NewsDeposit return scheme body appoints ex-FareShare boss as first chairman
The industry veteran was announced today by the UK Deposit Management Organisation, the business-led not-for-profit organisation tasked with operating the deposit return scheme
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are plastic bags making a comeback – and how to stop it?
Online and rapid deliveries are being blamed for a rise in single-use bag sales. Technical fixes and easy wins could reverse the increase, say experts
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Comment & OpinionDigital DRS is the key to unlocking a true circular economy
Pressure is mounting on brands and retailers to do more than just claim their packaging is recyclable – they now have to prove it, says Alice Rackley, CEO at Polytag
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NewsPackaging tax driving food inflation and worse to come, says Bank of England
In its Monetary Policy Report for August, the bank says the introduction of EPR is one of the reasons UK food inflation is outstripping that seen in the EU
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NewsCadbury slashes plastic in Crunchie multipacks for Tesco trial
The new multipacks feature 60% less outer plastic packaging
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NewsSupermarket single-use plastic bag sales increase 7%
Morrisons shifted five million more carrier bags in the year to April than the previous year
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the hurdles for the industry’s reusable packaging pledge?
After missed targets and failed pledges, a scaled-up reuse model remains a vision. Can a new retailer promise make a difference?
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NewsWelsh deposit return scheme ‘compromise’ set to be rejected by industry
The Welsh government has suggested a solution whereby single-use glass is included “from day one” in the Welsh scheme, but does not require deposits or changes to labelling
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Comment & OpinionWhere do big suppliers stand in revitalised war on plastic?
The Plastics Pact has been revitalised by the united actions of supermarkets. But there’s a massive elephant in the room: where are the big suppliers?
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NewsPärla picks up £200k ad spend prize from Sky sustainability competition
The oral care challenger has been named as one of three winners in the disruptors category
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Comment & OpinionMicroplastics in food will be the next UPF
Microplastics have been found in every part of the planet and, increasingly, in every part of our bodies, says Laura Harnett, founder of Seep
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NewsDeposit return scheme to carry £300m ‘tax hit’ on prices
Soft drinks bosses claim the success of the scheme is being ‘jeopardised’ by the prospect of VAT charges being made on unredeemed deposits on the return scheme