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Uber Eats debuts reusable takeaway packaging trial in Central London
UK – Food delivery platform, Uber Eats has launched a trial on single-use takeaway food packaging in partnership with Camberwell-based reusable packaging scale-up Again. The…
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Macfarlane inaugurates new packaging Innovation Lab in Heywood, England
UK – Glasgow-based protective packaging provider Macfarlane Group has opened its second packaging Innovation Lab at its flagship Northwest Regional Distribution Centre in Heywood, near…
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Tesco, Faerch debuts plastic food trays recycling initiative for circular economy
UK – British supermarket chain Tesco and packaging manufacturer Faerch Group have partnered to start a tray-to-tray initiative to recycle used plastic food trays back…
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MSC to mobilize US$100M to help safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies
UK – Non-profit organization, Marine Stewardship Council has announced an ambitious plan to raise US$100 million to help safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies.…
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Sainsbury’s slashes single-use plastic trays in sustainability drive
UK – British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has removed single-use plastic trays from its ‘by Sainsbury’s’ whole chicken range in a bid to cut the plastic…
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Weetabix achieves 100% recyclable packaging in new sustainability milestone
UK – Cereal manufacturer Weetabix Food Company (WFC) has achieved a new sustainability milestone, reaching its goal of providing 100% recyclable packaging. The iconic UK…
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UKRI awards £3.2M to seventeen projects to reduce and effectively manage single-use plastics
UK – UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded 17 projects a total of £3.2 million (US$3.9 million) to scale up novel solutions to plastic…
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University of East Anglia’s technology turns creamy moisturizers into confetti-like ‘paper’
UK – Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new technology that turns beauty products like moisturizers into a dry piece of…
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Lipton Ice Tea updates pack design and cuts sugar in core range
UK – Leading ready-to-drink tea brand Lipton Ice Tea is relaunching its range in a modernized design, with a packaging makeover for all flavors. The…
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Berry Global relaunches Green Sack range of refuse sacks made with 90% recycled post-consumer plastic waste
UK – American packaging company Berry Global is relaunching its popular CHSA (Cleaning and Hygiene Suppliers Association) accredited Green Sack range of refuse sacks. Produced…