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Bimbo Canada switches from plastic tags to compostable bread bag clips

Bimbo Canada switches from plastic tags to compostable bread bag clips

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Bimbo Canada switches from plastic tags to compostable bread bag clips

The move is expected to help reduce the company’s single-use plastics by around 200 metric tonnes annually

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BBC makes £300k from plastic toys despite net zero pledge

BBC makes £300k from plastic toys despite net zero pledge

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BBC makes £300k from plastic toys despite net zero pledge

The company has committed to reaching net zero by 2030 but continues to produce magazines with plastic ‘freebies’

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‘Most businesses don’t know about the plastic packaging tax’

‘Most businesses don’t know about the plastic packaging tax’

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‘Most businesses don’t know about the plastic packaging tax’

The tax comes into force today, so how will it impact businesses?

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Amazon ditches single-use plastic delivery bags for recyclable paper

Amazon ditches single-use plastic delivery bags for recyclable paper

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Amazon ditches single-use plastic delivery bags for recyclable paper

The flexible paper bags and cardboard envelopes are more easily recyclable in household recycling across the UK and are made with more recycled content

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Spanish packaging firm Hinojosa lent €20m to unbox green solutions

Spanish packaging firm Hinojosa lent €20m to unbox green solutions

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Spanish packaging firm Hinojosa lent €20m to unbox green solutions

The company will make investments in eight of its existing production plants

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Asda and Tesco trial plant-based technology to tackle food waste

Asda and Tesco trial plant-based technology to tackle food waste

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Asda and Tesco trial plant-based technology to tackle food waste

Called Apeel, the plant-based protection is used on fruits and vegetables to seal moisture in and keep oxygen out and slow their rate of spoilage, keeping them fresher for up to twice as long

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Finnish packaging firm Huhtamaki wraps up virtual renewable PPA

Finnish packaging firm Huhtamaki wraps up virtual renewable PPA

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Finnish packaging firm Huhtamaki wraps up virtual renewable PPA

The agreement for 42MW of renewable electricity covers around 30% of the firm’s operations’ current power demand in the US and Mexico, where it has 18 manufacturing units

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Tesco ditches more than 1.5bn pieces of plastic from packaging

Tesco ditches more than 1.5bn pieces of plastic from packaging

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Tesco ditches more than 1.5bn pieces of plastic from packaging

The supermarket removed plastic from a range of items, including wrapped tinned multipacks, plastic wrapping from cans of branded beers and ciders as well as from greeting cards

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Drinking straws producer granted €8.5m for plastic-free packaging

Drinking straws producer granted €8.5m for plastic-free packaging

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Drinking straws producer granted €8.5m for plastic-free packaging

Matrix Pack, which currently produces 20 million paper straws per day, is shifting its entire product portfolio to renewable and biodegradable materials

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PepsiCo to remove fossil-based plastic packaging by 2030

PepsiCo to remove fossil-based plastic packaging by 2030

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PepsiCo to remove fossil-based plastic packaging by 2030

The move is expected to reduce emissions by 40% per tonne

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Packaging firm Amcor unwraps 2050 net zero goal

Packaging firm Amcor unwraps 2050 net zero goal

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Packaging firm Amcor unwraps 2050 net zero goal

It builds on the firm’s EnviroAction programme, which since 2008 has reduced emissions intensity by 35% and is on track to deliver a 60% reduction by 2030

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Happy Family Organics pledges net zero emissions by 2030

Happy Family Organics pledges net zero emissions by 2030

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Happy Family Organics pledges net zero emissions by 2030

The baby food company intends to reduced its greenhouse gas emissions ‘to the lowest amount possible’ and invest in carbon removal projects to balance emissions that cannot be eliminated

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