COVID-19 has significantly changed the nature of consumer behaviour increasing the strain on supply chains and wiping out traditional seasonal demand patterns.
Made with 75 per cent less plastic, Cif ecorefill attaches to the current Cif Power And Shine bottles, and through its innovative technology, seamlessly reduces the super-concentrated product into the bottle, which is filled with water at home
Collectively, these three plants generate annual sales of approximately $170 million from the sale of flexible packaging for certain healthcare products
The UK throws away 2.5 billion coffee cups a year, and over half a million per day become litter - Global product development and technology consultancy firm Cambridge Consultants has been looking at a number of ways to solve the coffee cup problem
Sarah Greenwood has worked as a self-employed consultant for the past five years in packaging and has found her work moving more towards the sustainability of plastics.
Jo Stephenson has had a successful and exciting career starting as a graduate trainee at Dow Chemical. She went on to work at Sun Chemical and LINPAC where she was the first woman on the senior leadership team.
Tesco has launched a reverse vending scheme in some of its stores in a bid to make it simpler for customers to recycle their packaging, as well as calling on Government to introduce a consistent approach to collection and recycling.
Setting minimum targets for recycled content in food packaging may sound like a good idea, but could lead to overall less efficient use of resources if material types and their applications are not carefully considered, says Axion's Richard McKinlay.
The 'Big Four' supermarket has made the decision to remove the plastic packaging on some of its cucumbers, despite its own tests showing that it helps to prolong shelf life.
