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…
Plastics rise up consumer agenda
Plastic has become perhaps the hottest sustainability topic and food companies are reacting with pledges – but are they enough?
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…