Tag: WRAP

• Thursday, April 26th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Major companies launch “UK Plastics Pact” to eliminate plastic packaging by 2025

  

  Dozens of companies have signed up to efforts to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastic packaging by 2025, it has been announced. Under the “UK Plastics Pact”, the businesses have also agreed targets to make 100% of their plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable and to ensure 70% is effectively recycled or composted.

• Friday, September 16th 2011 - 15:59 UTC

  UK wants to end £ 12bn throw-away of edibles, issues new label dates guidance

  

  The British government has issued new guidance for the food industry on the use of food label dates amid growing concerns at the amount of food that is wasted each year by UK households.