How can the UK’s recycling system be simplified and improved for consumers?
From deposit return schemes to simplified recycling systems, we look at how the UK's waste management system can…
Analysis
Seven ways the packaging industry can drastically cut its plastic usage by 2050
22 Sep 20Think tank the Overseas Development Institute has published a report looking at how the packaging industry can slash…
Front of pack nutrition labels signal higher-value food content, finds study
22 Sep 20Researchers showed there was a clear association between front-of-pack nutrition labelling and positive changes in the nutritional content…
Fines and culture changes: How can the UK tackle its littering problem?
18 Sep 20It's estimated that littering in the UK has increased by 500% since the 1960s, with 1.3 million pieces…
What is JYBE? Helping to make our takeaways more sustainable
18 Sep 20California-based start-up JYBE allows consumers to find out whether or not restaurants pack takeaways in a sustainable way
Health experts call for honest labelling on ‘healthy’ fruit snacks
17 Sep 20Charity Action on Sugar found that 91% of the fruit snacks it looked at did not carry front-of-pack…
Some seafood sustainability labelling in Canada can’t be verified, says report
15 Sep 20The report, put together by charity SeaChoice, sampled products based in Canada with labelling that consisted of 234…
How chemical recycling is changing the way plastic waste is disposed
09 Sep 20Chemical recycling comes in four main forms - depolymerisation, solvolysis, gasification and pyrolysis - and is set to…
How 2020 became the year when supermarkets changed their packaging policies
07 Sep 20In September, Aldi announced it would put cardboard packaging on its steak products in all of its 890…
Plastic demand won’t ‘rescue’ oil industry, says climate think tank
04 Sep 20The Future’s Not in Plastics report found that mounting pressure to curtail the use of plastics could cut…