Future of Packaging 2020

Half of UK shoppers are willing to pay for more eco-friendly packaging, but has the coronavirus changed the game? Our Future of Packaging report, published in The Times, explores the Plastic Packaging Tax, balancing sustainability with design, the benefits of refillables, and more. The featured infographic looks at how consumers feel about using sustainable options to fight packaging waste.

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Balancing sustainability with beautiful design

It is possible for companies to balance eco-friendly packaging...

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Has COVID killed sustainable packaging?

As health and safety becomes consumers’ top concern, some...

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What to expect from the new plastic tax

As the UK’s levels of virgin plastic continue to...

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Why ditching plastic is not the answer

‘Plastic can still be the material of choice; it’s...

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Need for more transparency drives sustainable innovation

Consumers are demanding more transparency over the environmental footprint of the products they consume, driving a growing movement towards sustainable packaging

Future of Packaging 2020
Eating into the problem of food waste

In their efforts to become more sustainable, businesses have tended to focus on climate change or plastic pollution, overlooking the equally serious problem of food waste

Future of Packaging 2020
No simple solution: achieving sustainability means fully understanding the nuances

There is much more to sustainability than one easy solution. Achieving a truly circular economy requires a full view of the carbon footprint and life-cycle impacts of packaged products

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Glass packaging: the clear choice for planet Earth and human health

When you choose glass packaging, you choose a packaging material that’s made from pure natural ingredients that don’t pollute. Glass packaging stands in a class all its own

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How future food packaging can help solve the people-planet dilemma

We do not have to choose between protecting our planet’s ecosystem and meeting the human need for food, says Adolfo Orive, president and chief executive of Tetra Pak

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