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Getting in the ‘Loop’ with TerraCycle

January 29, 2019

New York and Paris get a first taster of what could be a new way to buy products and re-use the packaging it comes in. Loop by TerraCycle aims to err close the loop on the circular recycling economy. The initi...

Designer creates algae based packaging for plastic free world

Sarah Bedwell

January 21, 2019

Packaging, Tech

Chilean designer Margarita Talep has created an alternative packaging option. Using raw material extracted from algae, the alternative to single-use plastic packaging is entirely eco-friendly, sustainable...

Nestle gets ‘Smartie’ about Plastic

Sarah Bedwell

January 21, 2019

Business, Environment, Packaging

Global confectioner says 'sayonara' to plastic across its range. Nestlé the worlds largest food and drink manufacturer, has taken a vow to phase out all non-recyclable plastics from its brands worldwid...

Marks and Spencer trials plastic-free produce

Dan Walsh

January 17, 2019

Business, Packaging

UK retailer Marks and Spencer has announced it is trialling plastic-free produce at one of its stores in London to try and reduce the amount of plastic-waste generated. 90 lines of loose fruit and veg will...

Ooho! rolls out edible ketchup packaging in successful trial across London

Dan Walsh

January 16, 2019

Business, Environment, Packaging

Hopefully you will have read our piece recently on Ooho!, the company created by Skipping Rocks Lab that specialises in edible packaging. Today we have more news from the East London startup… Over eight wee...

National Trust introduces fully biodegradable magazine wrapper

Sarah Bedwell

January 16, 2019

Business, Environment, Packaging

UK members magazine arrives in potato starch packing Members of the UK's National Trust are receiving their first newsletter and magazine of 2019 in an eco-friendly wrapper. Made from potato starch, the Tru...

Choose Water: the ethical water startup with an eco-friendly water bottle made from paper

Dan Walsh

January 11, 2019

Business, Ocean, Packaging

We love reporting on companies that are creating new ways to tackle the plastic crisis facing us all across the globe. In the case of Edinburgh-based Choose Water, this is no different. Choose Water has cre...

Ladies, plastic free periods are the future!

Sarah Bedwell

January 10, 2019

Environment, Next Generation, Packaging

Regular menstrual products are a major issue - it's time to make a change? The Tampons, pads and pantyliners we use each month are filling our planet with plastic waste! It's not always the visible par...

Return of the soap bar

Sarah Bedwell

January 7, 2019

Environment, Packaging

Traditional soap block sales increase in the fight against plastic Soap bars are making a comeback as consumers consciously move away from plastic bottled soaps and shower gels. In new data revealed by Ka...

Former L’Oréal engineer becomes edible plastic entrepreneur

Dan Walsh

January 7, 2019

Business, Packaging

Sometimes the idea for a product or company comes from deciding to improve the way something works. Sometimes it comes from a negative experience. In the case of Pierre-Yves Paslier, it was a combination of th...

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