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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 [...]
The Green Kitchen
5th edition of The Green Kitchen Recipes for a better planet. How to shop and cook in an energy efficient, environmentally responsible way.
Fresher for Longer
Approximately 60% of household food waste arises from products ‘not used in time’, mainly perishable or short shelf-life products, with a value of around £6.7 billion. Although much research has been carried out separately on food waste, and food packaging, this new integrated research has added significantly to our [...]
Checking Out Food Waste
This study identifies the top 20+ food types that are dumped or reduced-to-clear between depot and checkout. Together they account for 22,000 tonnes of wastage in the retail supply chain every year. Valued at £43 million, these products are either dumped because of damage or spoilage or sold as [...]
A US Roadmap for Improved Packaging Recovery – AMERIPEN
AMERIPEN surveyed the largest 100 cities in the U.S. for their adoption rate of best practices and their effectiveness and efficiency of recovering used packaging materials. This two-year research effort has made it clear that there are areas of opportunity for standardization and best practice adoption that could effectively [...]
Food Loss & Waste & Food Packaging
Extent, Causes and Solutions, and the Link with Developing Countries