As International Green Week 2013 gets underway in Berlin, leading German packaging professionals and carrier bag manufacturers are using the event to highlight ‘ecologically sensible’ carrier bag alternatives, and reduce the estimated 10,000 plastic bags...
A recent study funded by the Institute for Social and Economic Research and conducted by the University of Essex, shows that men, particularly those who live alone, are the least likely to recycle their household goods than anyone else in the UK. The study, named...
27th February 2013, will see the start of the Packaging Innovations Show at the NEC in Birmingham, and it will provide the perfect platform for packaging manufacturers, suppliers and retailers to showcase their new products and services, and share their new...
The “Waste Exports. A Good Practice Guide for Local Authorities”, released by the Environment Agency (EA), has been published to help local officers, and those who work on their behalf, stop UK waste from being exported illegally. Produced by the European...
Despite having one of the most successful waste management systems in continental Europe, Switzerland’s federal parliament has announced it is to ban all ‘single-use’ plastic shopping bags in a bid to set a good example and prevent pollution. The...
With all the plastic carrier bag taxes, bans and levies that came into play in 2012, we are quite sure that Plastic Carrier Bag associations, manufacturers and suppliers from around the world were happy to step into a new year, but can we really expect 2013 to be a...
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