The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge has announced £30 million in funding for 18 groundbreaking collaborative projects.

Join the UKRI Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging team as they announce the winners of the Demonstrator and Business-led R&D competitions. You can now watch back the recording from the event here.

Read an article by Professor Edward Kosior of Nextek on its new project, NEXTLOOPP.

Packaging News has published an article whereby UKRI’s Paul Davidson reflects on the Environmental Packaging Summit 2021, as well as examining plastic packaging’s role in a greener future.

Dr Paul Davidson, Challenge Director Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging at UKRI, has written a blog on Making Plastic Packaging Sustainable as part of Recycle Week 2021.

As part of our new “UKCPN in Conversation with…” series, we are delighted to bring you an informal chat between UKCPN Programme Lead, Sally Beken, and Paul Davidson (Challenge Director for the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge at UKRI).

KTN & UKCPN hosted two workshops on the Business-led R&D Competition for the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge at the end of July. Recordings now available.

Paul Davidson, Challenge Director for the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging challenge, UK Research and Innovation, discusses why he’s no longer talking to people about how often plastics can be recycled. 

This briefing event provided details on the scope and eligibility requirements for the UKRI competition – ISCF Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging: Demonstrator Projects Round 2, Expression of Interest.

Find out about the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge from Nick Cliffe, Deputy Challenge Director.