Northern Ireland has introduced a 5p levy on the sale of all plastic shopping bags in the region in order to stop their usage. The tax, which will apply to all single use bags including plastic, paper and other natural materials, is ...
Tags: Plastic Bag Tax, Packaging
The levy on plastic carrier bags means that retailers must charge consumers and the proceeds of the tax will be forwarded to the Department of the Environment. The department is targeting an 80% reduction in the use of carrier bags as a ...
Tags: Bag, plastic carrier bags, Packaging, Printing
From that date shoppers will have to pay at least 5p for each single use carrier bag they use. According to the Department of Environment, the main aim of the charge is to help protect the environment by "reducing the unnecessary use of ...
The ban covers all conventional and bio-based plastic bags and other plastic products, except those made from oxo-biodegradable plastic, according to the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA). In a statement, the ...
Tags: plastic bags, plastic products, Pak-EPA
Signs on the stores, ads in the newspaper, and billboards posted on the wall have all been used to sell goods over time. But, bags too have excellent advertising value. Proved to be the most popular giveaways at trade shows and conventions, ...
Tags: bags, ads, advertising bags
The Food Standards Agency in Wales is reminding consumers how they can avoid food contamination resulting from the re-use of plastic bags. According to the information published by the Welsh Government, there has been a 96% reduction in ...
Tags: food contamination resulting, plastic bags, carrier bags
A new Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) undertaken by the Intertek Group for UK-based Symphony Environmental Technologies’ d2w oxo-biodegradable plastic carrier bags and bread bags revealed that the oxo-biodegradable bag performed 75% ...
Tags: plastic carrier bags, oxo-biodegradable bag, litter category
The Plastics 2020 Challenge, along with PlasticsEurope, has condemned the anti-bag campaigners in Northern Ireland for what they claim are frightening tactics. Plastics 2020 Challenge includes the British Plastics Federation, Britain's ...
Tags: Anti-Bag, Inappropriate Moves, plastic bags
US-based Monadnock Paper Mills has announced the launch of the Envi Portfolio, a complement of fiber-based solutions designed to provide eco-savvy brand owners with alternatives to plastics across a broad range of applications and end-uses. ...
Tags: Envi Portfolio, fiber-based solutions, eco-savvy brand
Single-use carrier bag usage in the UK increased by 5% to 6.4bn during January 2010 to December 2010 compared to 6.1bn in June 2009 to May 2010, according to the Waste and Resources Action Proramme (WRAP). The growth came after several ...
Tags: Carrier Bag, virgin polymer, single-use bags
It claims that supermarkets have failed to cut the number of plastic bags they give out to shoppers. The motion, agreed unanimously by Assembly Members, urges the Secretary of State for the Environment to enact reserve legislation, part of ...
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