Tag: packaging
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Defossilize the chemical industry
As well as stopping burning of fossil fuels we must stop using them as feedstock in industry. Alternative sources of carbon are plentiful, but we have to be careful - converting cropland to biofuel production, for example, can drive up food prices, damage biodiversity and harm soil health. Europe should look to recycled plastic waste and captured CO2 for sources of carbon. Source: Read more
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45% of UK plastic packaging 'unrecyclable'
December 2025: the Government has proposed Year 2 disposal fees for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging in the UK. In Year 1 (2025/26), all packaging of a particular type pays the same base rate regardless of recyclability. From Year 2, red-rated packaging (difficult to recycle) pays 20% more than amber (the new base rate), while green-rated packaging (widely Read more
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Don't buy wrapping paper
A few years ago I took the decision not to buy wrapping paper, not just at Christmas but for birthdays, Valentine's Day and the rest. Using something else instead would test my ingenuity, I thought. Here is a set of wrapped gifts waiting dispatch for Christmas 2019: you can see packaging from your favourite brand Read more
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Nudge
I posted on the Ferrero UK website to say that, although Mrs B likes their chocs I don't buy them any more because they are overpackaged - Ferrero Rocher is packaged in hard plastic, competitors like Lindt use mainly cardboard. In return I got this: Thanks for your email. I am sorry to hear that you have Read more