In a move to check pollution, the European Parliament (EP) has voted in favour of limiting the use of thin plastic bags in Europe. As per the new law, EU citizens will have to reduce their annual average consumption of ...
If the bill is approved by the Senate the ban could come into force in 2016, although it will not apply to re-usable or biodegradable bags. The proposed Energy Transition Law also outlaw disposable plastic cutlery and crockery by 2020. ...
Tags: Plastic Bags, biodegradable bags
Renewable packaging material provider BillerudKorsnas has introduced two new paper product families to meet growing demand for paper bags and carriers within the retail and food sectors. The company has introduced the new Xpression and ...
Tags: BillerudKorsnas, product families, Packaging
Renewable packaging material provider BillerudKorsns has introduced two new paper product families to meet growing demand for paper bags and carriers within the retail and food sectors. The company has introduced the new Xpression and ...
Over the weekend at the Liberal Democrat party conference, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that England will follow Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland in charging shoppers for bags. Speaking to Packaging News, Incpen ...
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
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
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