Lego to replace single-use plastic in its packaging: Industry responds
Danish toy company Lego yesterday revealed plans to replace single-use plastic packaging with paper. Lego’s plan to phase out single-use…
14 Sep 2020
Top ten packaging companies in 2020
The rising demand for online goods has increased the need for more packaging to support the needs of retailers and consumers. International Paper Company continues to be perched at the…
04 Sep 2020
Will the single-use plastic bag charge affect the packaging industry?
Earlier this week, the UK government announced that the current 5p charge on single-use plastic bags in shops will increase to 10p from April 2021 onwards. The decision to double…
27 Aug 2020
How packaging strategies are changing due to Covid-19: Q&A with Duo
UK packaging specialist Duo launched research earlier in August that revealed the impact that the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has had on packaging strategies. The research followed Duo’s ‘Future of Packaging’…
25 Aug 2020
How Covid-19 has changed food packaging priorities: Q&A with Ipsos
Ipsos is a multinational market research team headquartered in Paris, France. Its recent white paper, ‘Clean, Green and Affordable’, written by Ian Payne, Greg Clayton and Alex Baverstock, explores how…
13 Aug 2020
‘Untitled Goose Game’ eco-friendly packaging: Interview with iam8bit
Last week, iam8bit revealed the “first-ever official eco-focused” Playstation 4 (PS4) game packaging for the game Untitled Goose Game developed by Australian independent video game company House. The packaging, named…
05 Aug 2020
Potential US plastic waste act falls short: Eunomia interview
The act has seen endorsements from companies in the packaging industry, such as the Plastics Industry Association and The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI). However, it has also attracted…