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Welcome to INCPEN - The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment

INCPEN is a research organisation, which draws together an influential group of companies who share a vision of the future where all production, distribution, and consumption are sustainable. It aims to:

ensure that policy on packaging makes a positive contribution to sustainability
encourage industry to minimise the environmental impact of packaging and packaged goods and continuously improve packaging
explain the role of packaging in society.

Click here for our statement on packaging's contribution to sustainable production, distribution and consumption.

Packaging	Members

Packaging is an integral part of the goods supply chain. It protects goods from damage, allows efficient distribution, informs the consumer and helps to promote goods in a competitive market place.	INCPEN's members are international and British companies involved in all aspects of packaged goods - material suppliers, packaging manufacturers, producers, wholesalers and retailers of packaged goods.

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Latest News

March 2010 Now let’s tackle resource efficiency INCPEN welcomes Courtauld Commitment 2 and hopes it signals a shift away from decisions based on single factors such as carbon or packaging reduction to real, science-based decisions.

January 2010 Packaging helps beat climate change - and snow Different forms of packaging provide tinned, frozen and bottled foodstuffs to ensure we can still produce balanced meals even when fresh produce is hard to come by

October 2009 Control traffic by cutting the sale of tyres? It would be ridiculous to cut sale of tyres but not cars. So why set a 10% target to reduce carbon impact of packaging with no reference to the goods inside the pack?

October 2009 Impressive UK Packaging Figures EU figures show UK packaging quantities stable for 10 years, recycling more than doubled.

September 2009 INCPEN’s views on UK Packaging Strategy INCPEN welcomes the recognition that packaging plays an important role in modern life but questions a carbon methodology that excludes the reason for the existence of packaging.

September 2009 New INCPEN Publication 'Table for One' Did you know that 33% of the total energy needed to produce food and get it onto our plates is used at the end of the supply chain by us to buy, store and cook food?

23 July 2009 INCPEN offers to support Welsh Assembly government to reduce waste Response to consultation on Towards Zero Waste

11 July 2009 Supermarkets don’t hide packaging – it’s on their shelves INCPEN response to Local Government Assoc.

25 June 2009 INCPEN changes at the top INCPEN members elect new Chair and Vice Chair

01 May 2009 Packaging and Carbon – INCPEN presentation to Valpak/Pro-Europe workshop Does a single metric provide sufficient data for designing resource-efficient product/packaging systems?

09 April 2009 Is Easter Egg packaging too eggs-travagant?
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Tip:
If you forget your own shopping bag, reuse the shop's carrier bags for lining rubbish bins, or other jobs around the house