Tag: UK
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UK Green Deal Starts with Building an Incinerator
We had the euphoria of the green deal, now we have market reality of waste recovery.
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UK Sends Waste to Energy Technology to Australia
First of its kind export to Australia.
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New UK Startup for Biomedical 3D Printing
Universities of Birmingham and Warwick form spinout company, 4D Medicine Ltd, to take new family of biomedical 3D printing resins to market
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Novamont Bags LCA by UK Government
This LCA compares carrier bags found in the UK in 2006. The Starch-polyester blend bags are from Novamont. Although things may have changed in the meantime (especially the political context), it gives us a very sharp perspective into this topic.
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UK City Council Says Bioplastics Are a Problem
They are promoted as ‘green alternatives’, but the truth is there is no truly viable end-of-life solution for them at the moment beyond incineration at Energy Recovery facilities.
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WRAP Roadmap for Flexible Plastic Recycling
Galvanising the entire plastics value chain around a common roadmap for flexible plastic packaging. Flexible plastic represents a quarter of all UK consumer plastic packaging. But only 4% is currently recycled. Urgent action is required to address the complex challenges that underpin this. We must act now or risk missing UK Plastics Pact targets.
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O2 and TerraCycle Start PPE Recycling
O2 is partnering with TerraCycle, a world leader in hard-to-recycle waste, to introduce a PPE recycling solution for O2 stores.
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UK Initiative to Lead in Sustainable Composite Materials
A new initiative is today (3 July 2020) being launched to develop the next generation of sustainable composite materials and bring together the UK’s composites expertise to quickly turn research breakthroughs into industrial applications.
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UK Retailers Commit to Combat Climate Change
Retailers to tackle climate change ahead of Government target. This commitment is unique in that it includes the supply chain. The roadmap is supported by twenty retailers.
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UK Government Starts Competition for Innovations
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million, including VAT, to help UK businesses and the public sector recover from COVID 19 in a sustainable manner.
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Chemical Recycling of PLA by UK Universities
A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Bath.
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Large Scale Test for Compostable Plastics in London
As foodservice shifts to more disposables for hygiene, a new composting partnership offers a sustainable waste management solution for businesses in London, Brighton, and Sussex.
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Cambridge Bioplastics Spin-Out Secures £2M
Firm out of University of Cambridge battling microplastic polution will use new funding to create products.
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Consider Hygiene in Packaging Laws
Letter from FPA to Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of State, Defra .
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Parkside Asks Government to Stop Compostable Plastic Tax
Specialist packaging solutions provider Parkside has sent a letter to the UK Government addressing its concerns and objections to compostable flexible packaging being subject to the recently confirmed implementation of a plastics tax.
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UK Biomass Industry and the Corona Crisis
Industry leaders are urging Government to keep UK wood fuel supply chains fully open to ensure suppliers can continue delivering to home heating customers and key frontline organisations and businesses already under immense pressure due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
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UK Foodservice Packaging Association and the Corona Crisis
We can only describe this last week as simply dreadful. Actions taken and advised by government this week were unimaginable only a few days ago and we know many of you have had to make some very unpalatable decisions.
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Young Disruptive UK Female Engineers
The Department of Engineering and Design at the University of Sussex supports the achievements of their female engineering students and academics. From bioplastic materials to medical technologies: Celebrating Sussex female engineers.
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BioBased Lid Wins UK Product Innovation Award
Huhtamaki’s Future Smart™ Duo Lid won the Product Innovation Award for front of house at the prestigious UK Foodservice Packaging Awards last Thursday.
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UK MP Survey on Compostable Packaging
A survey of MPs from all the main Westminster parties found overwhelming support for a switch to more environmentally friendly packaging.
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UK Plastic Packaging Tax
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has promised to deliver on the Conservative Party’s manifesto pledge to introduce a plastics packaging tax during his 2020 Budget today.
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Dysfunctional Waste Management of UK Government
The government’s ‘dysfunctional’ approach to preventing marine plastic pollution is unlikely to deliver any lasting improvements, according to the think tank Green Alliance.
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PFAS in Food Packaging Scandal in UK
‘Significant levels’ in samples from major supermarkets, food outlets
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The UK-Polish Recycling Connections
UK waste intended for recycling was dumped in Poland. UK Taxpayers will pay for the fiasco.
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WRAP Issues Guidelines for Compostable Packaging
WRAP, which leads The UK Plastics Pact, has today published new guidance to help businesses make informed choices when considering the use of compostable packaging.
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North London Becomes Low Plastic Zone
Want your neighbourhood to cut its plastic consumption? Become a Low Plastic Zone: that’s the message North London Waste Authority (NLWA) hopes to spread through the launch of a new initiative.
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Disruptive UK Environment Bill
Landmark Bill will better protect our natural environment for generations to come.
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UK Becoming Leader in Sustainable Packaging
In 2018, the UK took steps to become a world leader in sustainable packaging. With an investment of £60 million, the government has called on innovators to develop packaging which will reduce the impact harmful plastics are having on the environment.
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UK Gov Starts Competition for Smart and Sustainable Plastic Packaging
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £12 million for practical demonstrator projects in smart and sustainable plastic packaging. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
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It’s Raining Microplastics in London
London has highest level yet recorded but health impacts of breathing particles are unknown.
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Queen Says To Deliver on Plastics Commitments
In her formal State Opening of Parliament this morning (19 December), the Queen urged ministers to deliver progress on the Government’s net-zero goal ahead of COP26.
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Will Hemp Become Green Gold in the UK?
Introducing hemp, the UK’s secret green gold mine that could help save the planet.
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Interview With Director Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association (UK)
Resource talks with David Newman, Managing Director of the Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) about his quest to clean up food waste and get compostables into the mainstream.
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Boris Johnson Used EPS in His Ad
Boris Johnson uses a bulldozer to go through a wall made of styrofoam in his latest campaign ad.
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Labour Wants Producers to Pay for Recycling and Disposal
The Labour Party has vowed to end the export of plastic waste and invest in a “new plastics remanufacturing industry”, as part of a series of waste and recycling pledges in its 2019 manifesto.
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Risks From Bio-Based Food Contact Materials Need Monitoring According to UK Study
Food contact materials made from animal or plant biomass can perform as well as plastic FCMs, but there may be additional risks to consumers from chemicals and allergens migrating into food, according to a UK study.
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UK Government Moves to End Vague and Misleading Bioplastic Terminology
The UK government has called for experts to help it develop standards for bioplastics and biodegradable plastics, amid rising concern over greenwashing.
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Food Standard Agency Calls For More Research Into Bio-based Food Contact Materials
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has called for more research into bio-based food contact materials (BBFCMs) in order to rule out concerns they could pose allergen risks.
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Indonesia Sends Back Plastic Waste to New Zealand, US, UK, Belgium and Spain
Indonesia has vowed to send back contaminated plastic waste – in a move some say exposes New Zealand’s “dirty secret” of shipping used, low-grade plastic offshore.
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Biodegradable Plastic is Bad for the Environment, British MPs say
It’s time we stopped greenwashing plastic alternatives and realized they do more harm than good.
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UK Parliament Calls for End to Single Use Food Packaging
House of Commons’ committee report calls for “fundamental shift” away from all single use packaging, not just plastic.
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UK Company Boss Threatens to Fire Employees Who Bring Single-Use Plastic Containers to the Office
Intelligent Hand Dryers, based in Sheffield, has banned all single-use plastic. Andrew Cameron, the firm’s founder, said he was fed up of bins overflowing. Now workers must bring their lunches in reusable containers or dispose of the packaging before getting to work
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The McDonalds Straws Fiasco
MCDONALD’S new “eco-friendly” paper straws cannot be recycled.
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Plastic Bag Sales in England Down by a Third in Last Year
Overall, sales of single-use bags by big supermarkets have fallen 90% since 5p charge introduced.
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Most UK People Support Bottle Deposit System
All-in’ model would mean charge added to plastic, glass, aluminium and steel containers.
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Scots Firm Develop Biodegradable Packaging Made From Langoustines
A Scottish company is developing a biodegradable food wrapping using waste material from shellfish.
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City of London Corporation to Ban Unnecessary Plastic Waste
The organisation aims to eradicate unnecessary single-use plastics from entire organisation by 2021.
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UK Government Asks Input From the Bioplastics Industry
UK Government seeks evidence to help develop standards for biodegradable, compostable and bio-based plastics, and an understanding of their environmental impacts.
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UK Government Launches Bioplastics Drive
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced a drive to encourage innovation in bioplastics.
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Petition Calls for McDonalds and Burger King to Eliminate Plastic Toys
Thousands in the U.K. are pushing McDonald’s and Burger King to eliminate plastic toys from being included in the brands’ kids’ meals.
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Committee on Climate Change Asks Ban on Biodegradable Waste to Landfill
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says the UK should bring forward a ban on biodegradable waste to landfill to 2025 after a new report published by the Committee revealed the UK to be ‘lagging far behind’ on efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a recommendation that has split opinion within the waste industry.
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The Guardian Writes About Bioplastics
Finding solutions to prevent harmful plastic waste is far from simple.
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Parkside Wins StarPack Awards
For 60 years, the Starpack Awards have celebrated excellence in packaging and the fantastic work being done in process development and engineering, focusing on innovation and recognition of personal as well as corporate achievement.
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British Plastics Federation Responds to BBC War on Plastic
The BBC’s War on Plastic programme highlighted many important issues and clearly taps into the concerns of a lot of people. Addressing many of these aligns with the desires of the plastics and recycling industries, namely to reduce plastic waste and improve our recycling infrastructure.
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Will UK Ban Non-Recyclable Packaging?
The public has “woken up” and is ready to do more to cut plastic pollution, MPs have been told. They were debating a petition, signed by almost 250,000 people, urging the government to ban all non-recyclable food packaging.
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Britain Lead in Biodegradable Plastics Stymied by Brussels
The EU has been accused of suppressing a scientific study which may have given a major boost to British entrepreneurs who claim to have invented biodegradable plastic. British producers of oxo-biodegradable plastics say they break down faster than conventional plastics and could play a key role in the global fight against pollution. The technology is…
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How Fish Skins and Algae Could Help Solve the Plastic Pollution Crisis
A University of Sussex student has taken inspiration from the seas to find a solution to the man-made plastic pollution contaminating the world’s oceans.
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Biome Bioplastics Welcomes Latest Compostable Packaging Market Report
Biome Bioplastics has welcomed the findings of a new report by the Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet), which has identified significant potential for the UK’s compostable plastic packaging market.
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University of Plymouth Admits Mistake in Biodegradable and Compostable Bags Study
The University of Plymouth has admitted to a ‘discrepancy’ regarding compostables in its study which found biodegradable plastic bags remained functional in soil or marine environments for three years.
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UK is First Country to Declare State of Climate Emergency
UK Parliament declares climate change emergency
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Sainsbury’s Trials Pre-Cycle Scheme Among Plastic Reduction Plans
Sainsbury’s, which was recently targeted by environmental campaigners, has announced several measures to tackle plastic waste.
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Tenfold Increase Forecast for Compostables
A report commissioned by the Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet) has highlighted the major potential for compostable packaging in the UK, with significant direct and indirect economic benefits possible as a result of greater adoption.
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Stanford Experts Discuss Challenges and Opportunities in Disposing of Waste
Recycling is becoming harder and more expensive in the U.S. and policymakers are increasingly seeking solutions to mounting trash. Stanford experts are reassessing how we create and dispose of waste.
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LVF Plans to Breakdown Plastic Waste with Biodegradable PET
Leeds-based LVF has become one of the first packaging companies in the UK to manufacture and sell products made from BreakdownPET, a biodegradable and fully recyclable plastic material that is designed to quickly, naturally, and safely decompose in landfill.
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Contamination Alert Over Compostable Bioplastic Bags
An explosion in the use of bioplastic bags – aimed at curbing pollution – could contaminate compost made from recycled garden waste in West Sussex. And it could mean the widespread tainting of recycled compost throughout the whole country.
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Biodegradable 3D-printed Mugs Made From Fruit Waste
Biodegradable 3D-printed mugs made from fruit waste. Coffee cups are being grown from fruit by a design company in a bid to cut down on plastic waste.
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UK Tour Operators Pledge to Move to Biodegradable Brochures
Tour operators have pledged to reduce their environmental impact by delivering brochures in biodegradable wrappers.
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The Guardian Goes Bioplastics
The Guardian will be the first national newspaper to switch to biodegradable wrapping.
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UK Government Wants to Become Leader in Bioplastics
Government pledges £60m to boost development of bioplastic innovations
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Waitrose Will Use Bioplastics Bags
Waitrose & Partners will start using bioplastics bags by next spring
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Will Smith Disrupts the Bottled Water Business
Will Smith and son Jaden Smith launched an eco-friendly bottled water company. The product will be sold in 800 UK Boots stores.
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Is using Recycled Plastics in Textiles Good?
Both newspapers published an article regarding towels made from recycled plastics. Their perspective was different and it brings up an interesting point.
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Bioplastics Shares are Up on London Stock Exchange
Biome Technologies shares are up on the London Stock Exchange (LON:BIOM).
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Bioplastics made from Hair
A graduate student from Kingston School of Art created a chair with hair and PLA.
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How Starbucks Will Profit on Sustainability
Starbucks will impose a 5p “latte levy” on every single use paper cup across their 950 UK stores starting on July 26th.
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UK Fashion Retailer Goes Bioplastics
UK Fashion Retailer is probably the first in the fashion industry to switch to Bioplastics bags.
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UK Retailer Morrisons Disrupts Plastic Food Packaging
UK Retailer Morrisons will replace plastic bags with brown paper bags for the loose fruit and vegetables and claims the change will save 150 million plastic bags every year.
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UK Sets Up Plastics Fund
UK has set up a £20 million fund to explore new ideas and innovations to change the plastics manufacturing industry and increase reuse and recycling.
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UK First 100% Recycled Water Bottle
Scottish beverage company, Highland Spring, is the first UK bottled water brand to use a 100% recycled bottle.
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Novamont supplies British Government
Novamont becomes selected supplier to the British Government. Novamont MaterBi is the King amongst Bioplastics.
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UK Top 10 Bio-based Chemicals
A new report is urging the UK government to invest in the development of 10 specific bio-based chemicals to replace harmful plastics and fossil based products.
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Suez Proposes Pay-as-you-Throw to Help Recycling in the UK
Suez suggests a “pay-as-you-throw” system for household rubbish in the UK by 2030 to drive a recycling revolution.
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Starbucks to replace Plastics Straws by Paper and Biodegradable Alternatives
Starbucks will test paper and biodegradable straws in 54 Stores in London and Manchester to replace plastics straws and see the reactions of their customers.
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UK Plastics Pact will Eradicate Single-Use Plastics
The UK Plastics Pact plans to eradicate single-use plastic and was signed by more than 40 major players in the food and non-food industry amongst which leading UK retailers, such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose.
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UK Retailer Iceland Plans to Eliminate Plastic Packaging
Retail development in the UK will have a substantial impact on the EU and US food and beverage packaging industry. The disruption of the plastic food packaging industry has started. The first bullet was shot.
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Theresa May at War with Plastics
Theresa May, UK’s Prime Minister, wants to ban single use plastic products to reduce ocean pollution and the plastic waste problem. Products such as cotton buds and plastic straws could be banned in the UK as from next year.
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