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Clear-felling and replanting in certified forests aids biodiversity, study finds

Forestry practices, such as clear-felling, replanting, coppicing, and widening roads can help improve biodiversity, according to a new study commissioned by the Alliance of Beverage Cartons and the Environment UK

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Metal recycling campaign descends on south London

The metal packaging industry has launched its MetalMatters recycling programme to households across south London, in a move to boost collection levels for metal packaging at kerbsides in the capital

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CPI chief calls on government to act over energy supplies

CPI director general David Workman has called on the government to take action to ensure that the UK has enough generating capacity to maintain energy supplies over the coming years

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Water purity for Fisherman’s Friend

Fleetwood, UK – ELGA Process Water has supplied a fourth high purity water system to Lofthouse of Fleetwood to meet increasing worldwide demand for its famous Fisherman’s Friend lozenges. To

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Sainsbury Launches Switch the Fish Campaign

    Sainsbury Launches Switch the Fish Campaign

Sainsbury has launched its ‘Switch the Fish’ campaign in 2013 by giving away seven tonnes of lesser known British fish (lemon sole, mussels, Cornish sardines, coley fillets and loch trout

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Unilever Achieves 100% Zero Waste to Landfill

    Unilever Achieves 100% Zero Waste to Landfill

Unilever has announced that more than 50 per cent of all of its factories have achieved the goal of sending no waste to landfill in 2012. This was achieved whilst

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PDM initiates construction of biomass plant

UK-based food waste recycler PDM has started the construction of its second industrial scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plant under its ReFood brand. The plant is being built on PDM’s existing

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Industry disappointed by packaging exclusion from food waste campaign

Industry experts have said they are disappointed that the role of packaging in helping to reduce food waste has not been mentioned in a new anti-food waste programme Yesterday (22

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BPF Recycling Group members break 500KT recovered plastics barrier for first time

The British Plastics Federation’s Recycling Group (BPFRG) has announced that its members recycled more than 500KT of plastics in 2011, breaking the half-a-million tonne barrier for the first time. The

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Printpack’s UK sites achieve zero waste to landfill

Flexible packaging group Printpack has revealed that its two UK sites have moved to sending zero waste to landfill The company’s two UK sites, in Bury, Lancashire and Saffron Waldon,

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International Paper develops new paperboard coating

International Paper has announced that it is working with a materials research and development firm to explore the development of products using EarthCoating, a mineralised barrier coating for paperboard products

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Northern Ireland to charge for bags

Shoppers in Northern Ireland will be charged at least 5p for single use bags from 8 April In addition to plastic bags, the levy will also apply to those made

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Recycling boost for UK economy | Environment Report 2012

Fixing the UK’s broken economy may take some time. However, there’s one sector that’s growing: waste management. As Simeon Goldstein finds, the UK has been home to some multi-million pound

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Producer responsibility: who should take a lead on waste? | Environment Report 2012

In 2014 an updated EU directive on packaging waste comes into effect, covering the thorny issue of producer responsibility. Philip Chadwick finds a growing feeling that the spotlight should fall

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World food waste is a “tragedy”, study finds

A new report suggests that half of all the food produced in the world is being thrown away every year and experts have called this a “tragedy” As much as

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Packaging industry plays ‘vital’ role in reducing food waste

The packaging industry has a vital role in tackling the problem of food waste, according to Linpac Packaging The response from the food packaging manufacturer follows yesterday’s research, conducted by

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Holfeld to develop antimicrobial packs made from orange pith

Holfeld Plastics has linked up with Citrox Bio-Sciences to develop antimicrobial packaging made from orange pith, to help prevent food waste and promote food safety Ireland-based rigid plastics firm Holfeld

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Supermarkets hit back over food waste claims

UK supermarkets have hit back at yesterday’s report from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers claiming households throw away half the food they buy and supermarket promotions and reluctance to stock

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Labour promises zero food waste policy at FPA seminar

Labour has revealed plans to pursue a zero food waste policy if it wins the next election and is considering establishing a new ‘Office for Resource Security’ to improve the

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Mini recycling plant turns scrap plastic into 3D printing material

US mechanical engineering student Tyler McNaney has invented a desktop machine that makes the raw materials for 3D printing by grinding up waste plastic from bottles, wrappers and even Lego

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Huhtamaki adopts 100% PEFC board ahead of new EU Timber Regulations

Finnish foodservice packaging group Huhtamaki is adopting 100% use of PEFC certified paperboard throughout its UK manufacturing ahead of the new EU Timber Regulations The application of the EU Timber

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BPF: Food waste report highlights important role of plastic packaging

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ report on food waste has highlighted the important role plastics packaging plays in preventing food waste, according to the British Plastics Federation Last week, the

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Intellitect launches new generation of in-pipe monitors

For decades, knowledge of water quality between the treatment plant and the consumer’s tap was an impossible pipe dream. However,

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Intellitect launches new generation of in-pipe monitors

Intellitect Water has launched a new version of its ground breaking in-pipe water quality monitor, the Intellisonde. Tagged the ‘IV2’,

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Dairy UK Commits to Reduce Water Usage

    Dairy UK Commits to Reduce Water Usage

Dairy UK and WRAP have signed an agreement that will see Dairy UK become an official partner to the Federation

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Green Move For Severn Trent Costain

Severn Trent Costain has opened its new, green headquarters complete with a 24/7/365 response control centre and a host of

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Celebrating Five Years of UK Leadership in Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Food Production

    Celebrating Five Years of UK Leadership in Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Food Production

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF), representing the UK’s largest manufacturing sector, is celebrating five years of success in reducing

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Unilever is Winner of First FTSE4Good Award

    Unilever is Winner of First FTSE4Good Award

FTSE Group (FTSE), a leading global index provider and pioneer in responsible investment, has launched the Sir Mervyn Pedelty Award

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New Parent Name For Leading Water Treatment Companies

    New Parent Name For Leading Water Treatment Companies

Puresep Technologies and Environmental Water Systems (UK) will continue as leading brands in their respective markets as new parent name,

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New Parent Company Name Announced for Leading Water Treatment Companies Puresep Technologies and Environmental Water Systems (UK)

Puresep Technologies and Environmental Water Systems (UK) will continue as leading brands in their respective markets as new parent name,

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Solar Powered Water Meters Success

Severn Trent Costain is successfully pioneering the use of solar panels to power remotely located water meters for the Ministry

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Innovation to Deliver a ‘Win-Win’ for Business

Speaking at the recent Water 2012 conference, Severn Trent Costain Managing Director, Wayne Earp called for a more innovative approach

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Water Switching the Key to Asset and Environmental Performance, Say ACWA

Until recently only the very largest commercial water users could switch water supplier. Now with the threshold for switching very

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Cargill’s Leading Sustainable Cocoa Program Boosts Profits For Ivorian Cocoa Farmers

    Cargill’s Leading Sustainable Cocoa Program Boosts Profits For Ivorian Cocoa Farmers

Cargill’s sustainable cocoa program has helped Ivorian farmers have another profitable year by increasing yields, improving bean quality and boosting

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First Milk – First to Switch With Severn Trent Costain

    First Milk – First to Switch With Severn Trent Costain

Severn Trent Costain (STC) has announced that major UK dairy, First Milk, is to become the first business customer to

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Unilever Challenges UK Households to Waste Less and Save More

    Unilever Challenges UK Households to Waste Less and Save More

Unilever is launching a nationwide consumer challenge to help UK families lead more sustainable lifestyles and save money on household

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Unilever launches consumer challenge to help fight food waste

    Unilever launches consumer challenge to help fight food waste

Unilever is launching a consumer challenge to UK families to help them tackle food waste   Dubbed ‘The Sustain Ability

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SIG Combibloc links with Waste Aware North East to aid recycling

    SIG Combibloc links with Waste Aware North East to aid recycling

SIG Combibloc has teamed up with Waste Aware North East to help increase the recycling of carton packs in Sunderland,

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Wrap: Packaging plays important part in resource efficiency loop

    Wrap: Packaging plays important part in resource efficiency loop

Packaging is playing an important role in the resource efficiency loop, according to Wrap chief executive Liz Goodwin.   Speaking

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Sipa unveils lightweight ‘giant’ water bottles

    Sipa unveils lightweight ‘giant’ water bottles

Plastic bottle manufacturer Sipa has designed lightweight giant water bottles with, what it calls, simple-to-recycle handles   According to Sipa,

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Can manufacturers launch recycling film competition for students

    Can manufacturers launch recycling film competition for students

The Can Makers, the body that represents UK beverage can manufacturers, is launching a new nationwide environmental filmmaking competition for

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INNOVATION DRIVES GROWTH OF POLYPROPYLENE

AMI Consulting, Bristol, 24/10/2012– According to a recently published study by leading industry consultants, Applied Market Information Ltd (AMI Consulting),

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TerraCycle celebrates new recycling milestone

    TerraCycle celebrates new recycling milestone

TerraCycle has announced that it is celebrating a new milestone after the company’s recycling and fundraising ‘Brigade’ programmes diverted their

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Kent links up with MetalMatters

    Kent links up with MetalMatters

MetalMatters, the metal packaging recycling campaign, has launched what it calls its most ambitious campaign to date, in partnership with

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Coca-Cola and Eco Plastics launch new education centre

    Coca-Cola and Eco Plastics launch new education centre

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has opened a brand new education centre at Continuum Recycling – its joint venture with Eco Plastics

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Cash for cans schemes set to end in December

    Cash for cans schemes set to end in December

The ban on cash transactions for scrap metal will end cash for cans schemes, despite lobbying from Aluminium Packaging and

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Holmen is ‘only’ Swedish firm to join 2012 Carbon Performance Leadership Index

The Holmen Group, which includes Iggesund Paperboard, has claimed that it is the only Swedish company to have been selected

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Glanbia Wins ‘Best in Relative Carbon Reduction 2011-12’ at the International Carbon Trust Standard Bearers Conference

    Glanbia Wins ‘Best in Relative Carbon Reduction 2011-12’ at the International Carbon Trust Standard Bearers Conference

Glanbia Dairy Ingredients Ireland has been presented with the global award for ‘Best in Relative Carbon Reduction (2011-12)’ at the

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Nestlé Cocoa Plan Delivers More Sustainable Cocoa

    Nestlé Cocoa Plan Delivers More Sustainable Cocoa

The Nestlé Cocoa Plan, which was scaled up this year to increase the sustainable supply of quality cocoa and the

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BPF honours RPC’s Ron Marsh as it attacks Defra recycling targets

    BPF honours RPC’s Ron Marsh as it attacks Defra recycling targets

RPC Group chief executive Ron Marsh has been honoured for his contribution to the plastics sector at the British Plastics

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Packaging industry to focus on compostable packs over the next year, poll suggests

    Packaging industry to focus on compostable packs over the next year, poll suggests

A poll conducted by Packaging News and organisers of the PPMA Show has found that compostable packaging will have a

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Conservative MPs clash over plastic bag charge plans

    Conservative MPs clash over plastic bag charge plans

Two Conservative MPs have clashed over plastic bag charging proposals Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith wants ministers to bring forward legislation

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KRAFT FOODS WINS BRAMMER AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING

    KRAFT FOODS WINS BRAMMER AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING

MRO supplier recognises improved production efficiency Global snacks powerhouse Kraft Foods has won the prestigious sustainable manufacturing award at the

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International Innovative Technologies (IIT), a UK-based manufacturer of fine grinding equipment, has launched new milling equipment for the fine grinding of glass wasteInternational Innovative Technologies launches new kit for glass waste

    International Innovative Technologies (IIT), a UK-based manufacturer of fine grinding equipment, has launched new milling equipment for the fine grinding of glass wasteInternational Innovative Technologies launches new kit for glass waste

International Innovative Technologies (IIT), a UK-based manufacturer of fine grinding equipment, has launched new milling equipment for the fine grinding

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