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Packaging taxes are coming for food companies: 4 actions to take now

GreenBiz

Extended producer responsibility puts a price on the packaging materials a company brings into a state.

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Packaging is changing: 4 reuse innovations we’re following

GreenBiz

These reuse and refill packaging innovations are worth watching, from the stuff you put on your face to the stuff you put in your mouth.

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Comment: New UK tax on plastic packaging seems to be working

Envirotec Magazine

The UK Plastic Packaging tax places a £200 per tonne levy on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. The UK Plastic Packaging tax places a £200 per tonne levy on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. million tonnes of plastic packaging waste.

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Will 2025 plastic packaging commitments ring hollow?

GreenBiz

In 2025, there will be media and consumer outrage around all the failed commitments related to eliminating virgin plastic packaging and increasing the use of recycled material.

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A skeptic's hope for packaging

GreenBiz

Key takeaways from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition's annual Impact conference.

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Walmart begins search for sustainable packaging

GreenBiz

The retail giant launched its Circular Connector "to accelerate innovation in the field of sustainable and circular packaging."

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Sustainable packaging tracking: Shifting from pain to progress and purpose

GreenBiz

Sponsored: With emerging regulations targeting sustainable packaging, and mounting customer and investor pressure, businesses need to better understand the packaging they use.

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