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Compostable Packaging Survey |
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Take a few minutes to complete our new survey on compostable packaging and you could win an iPod Nano. The survey is open until Friday 23rd May and results will be published in the June issue of Packaging News. To complete the survey, click http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6BRg7B8PTbvCRuXqL32TEw_3d_3d
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Latest News Articles |
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Simeon Goldstein,
packagingnews.co.uk
15 May 2008, 15:16
The government is to press ahead with pilot schemes to charge for waste disposal and reward recycling, despite criticisms from MPs.
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Jane Ellis,
packagingnews.co.uk
14 May 2008, 11:41
Sainsbury's said it wants to halve use of free plastic bags by April 2009, as it reported like-for-like sales growth of 3.9%, excluding petrol, for the year to 22 March.
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Liz Wells,
packagingnews.co.uk
13 May 2008, 12:52
Morrisons, the supermarket group, is to give away 10 million reuseable plastic bags as part of a corporate social responsibility programme that launches on 19 May.
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Liz Wells,
packagingnews.co.uk
13 May 2008, 12:22
Dell, the global computer company, is examining its packaging with suppliers after coming under fire from several large online diaries and blogs in the US.
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Liz Wells,
packagingnews.co.uk
13 May 2008, 12:11
Greenstar, Ireland's largest waste management company, opened its EUR20m (£16m) redeveloped materials recycling facility in Bray, County Wicklow, this week (12 May).
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Gordon Carson,
packagingnews.co.uk
13 May 2008, 11:46
Packaging Federation chief Dick Searle has slammed a new guide to tackling food waste as "incredibly childish" after it focused heavily on packaging reduction.
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Simeon Goldstein,
packagingnews.co.uk
12 May 2008, 12:53
Almost three-quarters of UK consumers would not want to pay more for environmentally friendly goods, according to marketing firm Havas Media.
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Liz Wells,
packagingnews.co.uk
12 May 2008, 09:00
The government is likely to miss more than half of the environmental targets it has set since it came to power, but has been most successful in meeting waste targets, according to research by Policy Exchange.
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packagingnews.co.uk poll |
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Should brands and retailers adopt carbon labels on their packaging or is it an over-simplistic measure that will confuse consumers? Let us know what you think by voting in our online poll this month at packagingnews.co.uk
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