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INTERPLAS UK triennial event hosts over 300 exhibitors / Presentations on sustainability, advancement in plastics	13.10.2021
TOMRA Test centre for flake sorting opens in Italy	30.09.2021
SLOVAKIA Reverse-vending machines across 140 Tesco stores / Country's deposit return scheme to come into effect next year	23.09.2021
PLASTICS WASTE Greenpeace report assails UK and German shipments of polymer refuse to Turkey / German packaging waste should be returned, Turkish officials say	25.05.2021
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Hike in fee for single-use sacks in UK falls short, supermarkets say	17.11.2020
MONDI PE laminate certified 95% recyclable by cyclos-HTP	06.02.2020
TESCO UK supermarket ditches plastic-wrapped multipacks / Other retailer chains forecast to follow	04.02.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK Damning report highlights growth of plastic packaging across supermarket sector / Rise in sale of reusable, thicker plastic carrier bags	06.12.2019
SAINSBURY'S Aim to cut plastic packaging by 50% / UK food retail giant urges customers to play their part in waste reduction	26.09.2019
ALDI Cotton swabs made of plastic to be replaced in Germany / Plastic packaging in UK to be reduced / Cooperation with Plastic Bank in the Philippines	05.09.2019
TESCO Supermarket chain rolls out phase two of plastic packaging reduction plan / Possible bans on “excessive or inappropriate” packaging	28.08.2019
TESCO UK's largest supermarket chain trials collection and recycling of flexible plastics with Recycling Technologies / Plastic packaging-free fruit and vegetables tested	08.04.2019
PACKAGING RECYCLING TerraCycle establishes global alliance to promote reusable and recyclable packaging / Over 20 major companies join Loop / Circular shopping platform	28.01.2019
CARRIER BAGS Tesco phases out 5p plastic bags / Recyclate “bags for life” to cost 10p	09.08.2017
LIDL UK Banishing 5p bags and throwaway mindset / German parent bans standard plastic bags	18.10.2016
EVENTS “PDM Event” on UK plastics sector takes place in Telford in June	21.04.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS UK retail chains donate bag fee to charity / Alzheimer's and WRAP are key beneficiaries	27.10.2015
CARRIER BAGS Tesco scheme sees back-of-store waste recycled into single-use carrier bags / Cooperation with Eurokey Recycling and Papier-Mettler	20.10.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Wales sees steep fall in bag use after introducing levy / Significant sums raised for charity / Charge starts in England next month	14.09.2015
FAERCH PLAST Sage and cream colour thermoforming packaging for relaunch of Tesco Italian ready meals / Freezer-to-oven convenience	15.10.2014
CARRIER BAGS Increasing use in UK supermarkets / Overall tonnage of bags continues to drop / Mandatory charges affect use in Wales and Northern Ireland	31.07.2014
COVERIS PP trays introduced for fresh food packaging sector	18.06.2014
GEORG UTZ Swiss materials handling company extends UK plant / EUR 4.2m investment aimed at meeting rising demand for packaging solutions	02.04.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Response issued to counter EuPC request for a ban on oxo-biodegradable plastics / Symphony technical director Stephens sees "no credible scientific evidence"	17.09.2013
PEOPLE Stuart Chambers joins Rexam as chairman designate	13.02.2012