The UK is planning to introduce a ‘world-leading’ tax on plastic packaging in 2022: applying to all single use plastic packaging that doesn’t include at least 30% recycled content.
Multinational food and beverage companies, governments and NGOs have united behind a pledge to “eradicate plastic waste and pollution at the source” and develop circular economy models for plastics.
Drinks should only be put on the market in the most sustainable option available – packaging that can be recycled and reused, but also has the lowest environmental impact overall, according to a vision set out by a University of Cambridge report. But...
‘Business as usual will not solve the plastic packaging waste challenge’
Danone, Nestlé, Suntory and other bottled water and soft drinks companies have set out their vision for a future where no plastic packaging is sent to landfill or ends up as litter. How can this be achieved?
The European Commission has proposed rules to cut use of single use plastics including a ban on cutlery, straws and drink stirrers and reduced use of food containers and drinks cups.
BPF (British Plastic Federation) president, Mike Boswell, welcomed Philip Law as director-general of the organization, with effect from July next year, at its 80th anniversary dinner on Friday.
Scientists in Japan said a small sample study indicates a link
between recurrent miscarriages and Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical
that has been previously fingered as a possibly cause of breast
cancer, reports Ahmed ElAmin.
Low doses of Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical widely used in plastic
food containers, baby bottles, cans, toys and dental sealants could
be a contributing factor to the development of breast cancer
inwomen, scientists say in a new study.
