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UK Government to roll out deposit return scheme in 2025
UK – The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced plans to introduce a deposit return scheme in 2025 to improve the…
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Farmison & Co launches On-pack QR codes for meat products sold online
UK – Farming & Co, an online meat retailer, has unveiled a new traceability system, On-pack QR codes, which enables customers to use their smartphones…
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Asda replaces ‘use by’ with ‘best before’ labels on own-brand yoghurt to cut food waste
UK – British supermarket chain Asda has announced plans to replace ‘use by’ with ‘best before’ labels on its own yoghurt brand to cut food…
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Yeo Valley Organic ditches single-use lids for reusable alternative
UK – Yeo Valley Organic has announced that its 350g and 450g tubs of yogurt will no longer be sold with single-use plastic lids, instead,…
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Brits happy to recycle glass bottles through exiting household collections, poll reveals
UK – New polling undertaken by Savanta and published by British Glass shows that the British public wants to continue to recycle through their existing…
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Graphic Packaging shifts Bristol operations to a larger site to scale operations
UK – US-based consumer packaging firm Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is moving its beverage packaging manufacturing operations in Bristol, UK, to a new, state-of-the-art facility…
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Greiner Packaging secures Sustainably Sourced Plastics certification
UK – Greiner Packaging UK & Ireland has become the is the first packaging manufacturer in Northern Ireland to gain the Sustainably Sourced Plastics (SSP)…
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Coveris, UPM Raflatac develops recyclable labels for food producer Cranswick
UK – European packaging company Coveris has teamed up with food packaging specialist UPM Raflatac to develop a range of label and recycling solutions for…
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Waitrose to replace glass bottles with cans for small-format wine ranges
UK – British retailer Waitrose, a portfolio company of John Lewis Partnership, has announced plans to replace glass bottles with aluminum can for small-format wine…
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England set to ban single-use plastics targeting foodservice industry
UK –The British government has confirmed plans to enforce a ban on single-use plastics in England, including cutlery, plates, and polystyrene cups. The ban’s expansion,…