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Sustainability & UK Packaging
Plain-English guides to making packaging easier to recycle and to the UK rules that apply to it. Regulatory guides are dated, reviewed and link to the official sources.
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Sustainability & UK Packaging
FSC Certification Explained for Packaging
FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification shows that the wood fibre in paper and board comes from FSC-certified forests, recycled material or controlled sources. An…
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UK Plastic Packaging Tax and Paper-Based Alternatives
Plastic Packaging Tax is a UK tax on finished plastic packaging components manufactured in or imported into the UK that contain less than 30% recycled plastic. From 1…
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Recyclable Packaging Materials
Paper and card are among the core materials English councils must collect from households and that workplaces must separate for recycling, so board-based boxes start from…
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Reducing Excess Packaging (Right-Sizing)
The most effective way to reduce excess packaging is to right-size it: make the box fit the product closely, choose the lightest board that still protects it, and remove…
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Sustainable Packaging Guide for UK Brands
Sustainable packaging for a UK brand means using as little material as the product needs, choosing materials the UK can collect and recycle, keeping non-paper components…
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UK Packaging EPR: What Brands Need to Know
UK packaging EPR (extended producer responsibility) makes businesses that supply or import packaging responsible for reporting it and, if they are large producers, for…
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