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Consumer attitudes to packaging at Point of Purchase
The trend of sustainable consumption has become an important part of everyday life, influencing not only the political, economic and social context, but also the patterns of daily consumption. See our report below:
Waste Management
Introduction Managing waste is necessary to ensure that it does not pose a risk to health or the environment. In the past we mostly buried our waste in the ground but today the aim is to reduce the amount we send to landfill and to recover value from as [...]
Litter Breeds Litter
One National Anti-Litter Plan Support our call on Government to take a lead on one national anti-litter plan. Litter is getting worse so it’s time for Government to take a strategic lead and make sure we all work together. There are lots of excellent anti-litter initiatives and short-term campaigns [...]
Plastics Packaging Seminar – Packaging in Context
We presented at the BPF Plastics Packaging Seminar in April 2015: see our presentation deck below:
Responsible Packaging for Resource-Efficient Sustainable Supply Chains
We presented at the BCMPA annual conference in January 2015. See our presentation below:
Packaging Legislation and Litter
We presented at the Food Packaging Association on Packaging and Litter in January 2015. See our presentation below:
Marine Litter
Just like litter on land, marine litter is a complex, multidimensional problem that needs to be solved by preventing deliberate littering and cleaning-up accidental littering. It needs to apply a number of measures including education and changing attitudes and behaviour, enforcing regulations, cleaning and better management of processes and [...]
The Good, The Bad and the Spudly
The Good, The Bad and The Spudly is a new consumer facing microsite by INCPEN. We’re working to help people understand that contrary to popular belief, packaging helps to prevent waste and is a positive net benefit to the environment. View our Microsite now!
Packaging Innovations
Packaging has played an important role in protecting, preserving, containing, storing and delivering products since the earliest civilisations. Amphorae (pottery jars) were used to store and transport olive oil, wine and dry foods in the Egyptian, Greek and Roman empires and other civilisations. Modern packaging dates back to the [...]
