The impact of the EU’s Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive could be diminished by potential ‘loopholes’, a report from consultancy Eunomia has warned. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Coca-Cola’s head of sustainability has ruled out ditching single-use plastic bottles because there is still a demand for them. To find out more, follow the link below:...

ULMA Packaging UK is continuing to work with a number of material suppliers to develop recyclable mono base materials. To find out more, follow the link below:...

China is stepping up restrictions on the production, sale and use of single-use plastic products, according to the state planner, as it seeks to tackle one of the country’s biggest environmental problems. The national development and reform commission and the Ministry...

Details of two competitions for up to £8 million of public funding to develop more sustainable plastic packaging have been released by the funding agency UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The funding was first announced in the Bioeconomy Strategy: 2018 to 2030 To...

Asda will begin trialling packaging-free, refillable versions of some of its most popular products in May, the supermarket has confirmed today (16 January). To find out more, follow the link below:...

Leeds-based waste and recycling sack supplier Cromwell Polythene has purchased Moorgreen Flexible Packaging from Duo Plastics Limited. Moorgreen Flexible Packaging, based in Alfreton in Derbyshire, recycles and manufactures polythene, film, bags and sacks from...

Food and beverage giant Nestlé has committed £1.59bn to source food-grade recycled plastics to be used in its packaging, alongside a pledge to cut the amount of virgin plastics it sources by a third. The £1.59bn includes a £200m sustainable packaging venture to fund...

In the two years since Blue Planet II ignited interest in the volume of plastic being used and discarded daily, businesses have made real progress in their efforts to eliminate single-use plastics. Since the launch of the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment by the...

Keep Britain Tidy and Brita UK have called on UK businesses to explore behaviour change and staff engagement initiatives to accelerate action on single-use plastics, after their survey found that 20% of businesses are 'not at all' motivated by the environmental...

Colgate Palmolive has launched a new vegan-friendly toothpaste range packaged in a first-of-its-kind recyclable plastic tube, with the technology set to be shared with competitor brands. Colgate’s Smile for Good Toothpaste is housed in a plastic tube made from...

Government funding worth £1 million has today (13 January) been opened for applications from “early-stage projects in smart and sustainable plastic packaging”. To find out more, follow the link below:...

A new report from the Green Alliance has shown the companies are under "considerable and justified pressure" to move away from single-use plastics, often at the expense of carbon impacts and recyclability of alternative materials. To find out more, follow the link...

With the Environment Bill expected to be reintroduced later this month, a House of Commons Library briefing paper on plastic waste in the UK has been published. While the Environment Bill – which included proposals on a deposit return scheme, consistency in recycling...

New analysis shows the government could be developing secondary material markets that encourage an additional two million tonnes of plastic to be recycled in the UK. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Thailand rang in 2020 with an effort to tackle the plastic crisis filling the country's waste sites and choking its waterways. The country's ban on plastic bags at major retailers began as soon as the clock struck midnight in Bangkok. A complete ban of bags that...

COLOURFORM has collaborated with a new player in the health and beauty market, to deliver a completely plastic-free packaging design. To find out more, follow the link below:...

The Co-op has moved the deadline for ensuring that 100% of the packaging on its own-brand lines is easy-to-recycle forward from 2023 to summer 2020. The retail chain initially voted to target 100% recyclability for packaging across all own-brand products in 2017,...

Microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers, with research revealing that London has the highest levels yet recorded. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Environment minister Sussan Ley has announced the nation’s first plastics summit to be held next year in an attempt to address the problem with Australia’s growing rubbish problem. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Pittsburgh-based grocery store chain Giant Eagle announced Tuesday that it will eliminate single-use plastics by 2025. To find out more, follow the link below: https://www.ecowatch.com/giant-eagle-plastic-phaseout-2641637833.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 (Photo...

Toymaker Mattel has set its sights on ensuring all of its products are made from and packaged in 100 per cent recycled, recyclable or bio-based materials within the next decade, with children able to get their hands on its first sustainably made toys early next year,...

The Queen's speech has set out the UK's intention to ban on the export of plastic waste to countries outside the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). To find out more, follow the link below:...

Leading companies operating across the polyester packaging value chain - including businesses involved in the manufacture, use, collection and recycling of polyethylene terephtalate (PET) plastic packaging - today (19 Dec) announced they have formed a new consortium...

London Stansted Airport has begun trialling security bags that purport to be compostable as an alternative to the traditional oil-based plastic kind. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Resources body WRAP has today (December 17) released its first annual report for the UK Plastics Pact, launched last year to increase plastic recycling and reduce single-use packaging. The pact between WRAP and 85 UK businesses was signed in April 2018 and set out...

Online fashion retailer ASOS is set to trial reusable packaging in early 2020, after months of work to develop an alternative to single-use plastic mailing bags. The move forms part of a new plastics strategy from the company, which today (16 December) revealed that...

Wet wipe manufacturer, Nice-Pak, has declared that plastic-free, sustainable products will feature in every customer proposal from 2020. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Asda is to replace more than 23 million plastic trays each year with cardboard across its steak products, the company announced this week. The move will cut the supermarket chain's plastic use by 700 tonnes a year, it said. To find out more, follow the link below:...

A company from Cyprus, Cypet Technologies Ltd., has developed a new technology for one-step injection stretch blow molding — and at K 2019, it produced a giant 120-liter PET drum at the show. Single-stage blow molding machines injection mold PET preforms and blow mold...