Government Archives - Plastic Generation

UK Plastic Packaging Tax Aims to drive down plastic waste

May 13, 2021

Less than a year to go until UK Businesses will have to start paying tax on importing plastic products. At this current moment, the UK Government is pushing through its latest Finance Bill. Part of this in...

Recycling methods need to change to tackle plastic packaging waste

Sarah Bedwell

April 27, 2021

Business, Environment, Government, Next Generation, Packaging, Tech

A new study by the University of Leeds and Brunel University, London, found that the current system of collection and management of waste plastic packaging is inefficient. It found that contractual tie-ins di...

City to Sea join global coalition against Amazon’s single-use plastic pollution

Sarah Bedwell

April 22, 2021

Business, Environment, Government, Ocean, Packaging, Society, Wildlife

In its latest news announcement, City to Sea has confirmed that it has joined 120+ organisations in sending a letter urging Amazon to take concrete steps to reduce its staggering plastic pollution detailed in ...

China to force companies to declare plastic use.

Sarah Bedwell

December 10, 2020

Business, Environment, Government

New drive to promote recycling across the densely populated country According to a recently released proposal, China’s Commerce Department has requested that all restaurants, e-commerce platforms and shippi...

Contruction concept of the first plasticroad

Plastic Roads and Bike Paths are the current and next generation of engineering

Sarah Bedwell

November 30, 2020

Business, Environment, Government, Next Generation, Tech

PlasticRoad receives a EUR 700,000 grant to prepare for industrial production Following its successful deployments of two plastic bike paths in the Netherlands, PlasticRoad.eu has received a €700,000 fundin...

How Much Plastic Do We Eat A Week?

Juan Askew

November 17, 2019

Environment, Government, Packaging

New research shows you probably ingest a credit card weight of plastic a week without realising. People around the world are consuming about 5 grams of microplastic a week, according to new research from the U...

War on plastic

Andrew Durkin

June 11, 2019

Environment, Government, Next Generation

The BBC's new series 'The War on Plastic" aired last night highlighting the UK's total shame with regards to plastic re-cycling. While as UK citizens we supposedly do our bit by separating out our plastic for ...

Scotland introduces bottle return scheme

Sarah Bedwell

May 14, 2019

Business, Environment, Government, Packaging, Tech

The Scottish Government is bringing in a deposit return scheme for some plastic bottles, cans and glass. In a bid to reduce the amount of plastic waste Scotland produce, the government has today revealed th...

European Union flag made of plastic straws

European Parliament votes to ban single-use plastic by 2021

Sarah Bedwell

March 29, 2019

Business, Environment, Government, Next Generation, Ocean

The European Parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic items as part of a new larger directive. A directive tackling the waste plastic found on our beaches which is ultimately polluting our oceans, seas a...

Environment Secretary Gove vows to go plastic-free for lent

Dan Walsh

March 6, 2019

Government, Packaging

Environment Secretary Michael Gove MP has vowed to go plastic-free for Lent during an environment committee meeting. Gove said he would reduce his plastic use over the period after he was asked about his pl...