UK Research & Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, will be at the Packaging Innovations 2025 next month (Stand L50, Feb 12 & 13, Birmingham NEC) and members of the SSPP team and Innovate UK Business Connect colleagues working in sustainable polymers will be on the stand.
Plastic pollution is a global issue, and data gathered through remote sensing has an increasingly important role to play in identifying and monitoring fugitive plastics in terrestrial and marine environments.
Two projects funded by UKRI’s Smart Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, have scooped prizes recognising their efforts in developing scalable reuse and refill solutions that work for the whole supply chain.
Innovate UK were partners of the 3-day Blue Earth Summit on the 16 -18th October. The UK Circular Plastics Network (UKCPN) funded the partnership, recognising the relevance of the summit to Innovate UK’s commitment to research and innovation in support of Net Zero and Sustainability.
Ocado Retail Ltd has announced an extension to its Reuse range, aimed at reducing the use of single-use plastic on everyday items whilst providing the same quality and value.
Climate action NGO WRAP has announced that they are providing Godrej Consumer Products Limited, Huhtamaki India, and PepsiCo India a platform through the Pact initiative to lead five innovative projects focused on demonstrating recyclable solutions for flexible packaging.
UK Research & Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, will be at this year’s Resource & Waste Management 2024 event this week (Stand R-G150, Hall 19, Birmingham NEC) showcasing some of the exciting current research and innovation projects it has funded, as well as wider research initiatives to improve plastic circularity and reduce plastic pollution.
Ocado Retail and the UK Refill Coalition have announced a pilot of a new reusable packaging scheme in an effort to reduce the use of single-use packaging from customers’ weekly shops.
Leading sustainable online grocer Abel & Cole has been stealing the limelight recently with an innovation breakthrough part funded by UKRI’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK.
The Refill Coalition, a major collaborative refillable packaging initiative, has won the Ambient Food Award category in the Environmental Packaging Awards 2024. The Coalition, founded in 2020, comprises leading reuse and refill experts GoUnpackaged, Ocado Retail, Aldi UK, and supply chain solutions company CHEP.
