Packaging

Consumers demanding more sustainable packaging, DS Smith study finds

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Close to half (46%) of US consumers say that ’empty space’ in packaging bothers them, while 75% take it as…

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The recent coming together of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock to form Smurfit Westrock has resulted in a harmonisation of sustainability…

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Some 73% of consumers consider recyclable packaging to be an ‘essential’ (26%) or ‘nice to have’ (47%) factor in their…

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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ sustainability action plan, This Is Forward, includes targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2040, as well…

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Litter levels in Ireland have remained unchanged year-on-year, despite the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) to tackle waste…

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This year could mark the point where the “floodgates are opened for litigation against the biggest polluters”, A Plastic Planet…

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The European Council has signed off on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which will set binding re-use targets,…

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Ireland‘s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that the country’s recycling efforts have stagnated, with no improvement seen for a…

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Some 83% of members of The Consumer Goods Forum‘s Forest Positive Coalition have made progress on their deforestation– and conversion-free…

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Product sustainability is a key purchase consideration for 76% of pet owners, when deciding what pet food to buy, according…