UK to host consultations on plastic packaging tax
The UK plans to target plastic packaging as part of the Government's efforts to combat the damaging effects on the planet.
Plastics rise up consumer agenda
Nestle, Unilever among FMCG giants to sign plastics pledge
Nestlé, Unilever and Danone are among the consumer-goods companies to have signed a new commitment on plastic packaging.
Food items to fore as EU politicians vote to ban single-use plastic
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to ban throwaway plastic by 2021.
India plastic pledge “impractical”, warns industry
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan to make India free of single-use plastics by 2022 is impractical, according to Indian food industry players.
Food packaging targeted in new EU plastic plans
New proposals from the European Commission (EC) to target the ten single-use plastic products most often found on Europe's beaches and seas take in packaging used by food manufacturers.
Plastic pledges – reason to be positive or time to panic?
The way plastic is used to package food and drinks has shot up the consumer agenda in recent months and, in response, there has been a flurry of food companies…
UK food companies issue pledges on plastics
Food manufacturers operating in the UK, including Nestle, Unilever and Premier Foods plc, today (26 April) set out a series of pledges on plastics, including ending the use of single-use…
Greenpeace accuses Nestle of being “ambiguous” on plastic recycling pledge
Environmental pressure group Greenpeace has criticised food and drink giant Nestle's pledge to make all its plastic packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. Greenpeace said Nestle's statement, aimed at addressing…
UK’s 2 Sisters announces plastic reduction initiative
UK manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group has launched an initiative to use less and recycle more plastic at its businesses. The Birmingham-based firm is committing to what it describes as…
Nestle unveils 2025 recycled packaging target
Food and drink giant Nestle is aiming at 100% recyclable or reusable product packaging by 2025. The KitKat maker said its vision is that none of its packaging, including plastics, ends…
UK to mull action on single-use plastics
The UK government is to consider whether to use the country's tax system to tackle waste from single-use plastics. In his spring statement to the UK Parliament, Chancellor Philip Hammond…
