Tag: packaging
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Recycling in the UK
It starts with the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations. These require producers of packaging to contribute to the cost of recycling it. Read more
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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. Europe should look to recycled plastic waste and captured CO2 for sources of carbon. Read more
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45% of UK plastic packaging 'unrecyclable'
The Government has proposed Year 2 disposal fees for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging in the UK. 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 will test my ingenuity, I thought. 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 because they are overpackaged - Ferrero Rocher is packaged in hard plastic, competitors like Lindt use mainly cardboard. I got this email in return. Read more