Morrisons removes black plastic from own brand products
Morrisons has announced a roll-out of the complete removal of black plastic from all of its own brand food and […]
Category: Plastic Packaging
Aldi to trial reusable fruit and vegetable bags
Aldi will introduce reusable bags for loose fruit and vegetables at more than 250 UK stores by the end of […]
Heineken to eliminate shrinkwrap and plastic rings from multipacks sold in the UK
Heineken has today (7 November) announced plans to remove all plastic shrinkwrap and rings from multipacks of beer and cider […]
“All-in” DRS could result in people buying more plastic
Alupro research suggests an “all-in” deposit return scheme (DRS) that includes materials such as cans, could result in an extra […]
Sky debuts plastic-free café as part of Ocean Rescue campaign
On 4th of November 2019, Media giant Sky has opened a plastic-free café at its headquarters in Brentford, as it […]
ALPLA moves into HDPE recycling
With two of its own PET recycling plants in Austria and Poland (PET Recycling Team) and joint ventures in Mexico […]
Italy’s plastic tax plan under threat after industry outcry
The Italian government could be forced to change its plans for a tax on plastic packaging after coming under pressure […]
Henkel invests in recycling innovation for flexible plastics packaging
Consumer goods giant Henkel has invested in a startup that has developed a recycling technology for flexible plastics packaging which […]
Colgate launches bamboo toothbrush in plastic-free packs
Colgate has launched its first bamboo toothbrush with plastic-free packaging, as part of a project with a London charity. To […]
Asda brings recycled plastic target forward five years
Asda has brought the deadline for its target of ensuring that 30% of plastics used in packaging comes from recycled […]