FPA WELCOMES GREEN ALLIANCE REPORT INTO PLASTIC PROMISES The Green Alliance has published a report called ‘Plastic Promises – what the grocery sector is really doing about packaging’, which has received widespread media attention as it highlights why switching to alternative materials from plastics is Read More
FPA ENVIRONMENT SEMINAR LATEST: DEFRA DEPUTY DIRECTOR ADDED TO LINE UP This year’s FPA Environment Seminar, which takes place on Wednesday 22 January, will deliver hard-hitting debate, insight and information. Chris Preston, Deputy Director of Resources and Waste at Defra, is the latest speaker to Read More
MARGARET BATES JOINS ENVIRONMENT SEMINAR LINE UP Following many requests from FPA members Margaret Bates, Professor of Sustainable Wastes Management at Northampton University, ex President of the CIWM and only recently appointed as Executive Director of OPRL, has agreed to speak at the FPA Environment Read More
ENSURING ‘MIRACLE’ PACKAGING CLAIMS STACK UP Many members have reported a recent flurry of customer requests regarding claims for packaging that are the answer to the UK’s recycling issues. The FPA supports new technology and processes but we are rigid in our stance that all Read More
SCOTTISH CIRCULAR ECONOMY MEETING FPA Sustainability Committee members Anne Sutton (Dart Container), Adrian Pratt (Benders) and Martin attended the Scottish Government Edinburgh Workshop on the Circular Economy Bill. Within this Bill Scottish Ministers will be given enabling powers to impose levies on packaging for which Read More
LIB DEM & LABOUR MANIFESTOS REVEAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES As expected both Lib Dems and Labour strongly feature the environment with Labour leading its manifesto on the proposed Green Industrial Revolution. Putting aside the race to zero carbon emissions and who will arrive with the highest Read More
IRISH CONSULTATION ON LEVIES FOR COFFEE CUPS, TAKEAWAY FOOD CONTAINERS & FOOD PACKAGING INCLUDING BAKERY As reported in last week’s Digest, the Irish government is consulting on a programme of environmental levies. This begins with coffee cups in 2020/21 followed by all takeaway packaging in Read More
DRAFT BAN PUBLISHED FOR STRAWS, STIRRERS & COTTON BUDS Defra last week published draft legislation to ban plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds, with the legislation due to come into force across England in April 2020 although there is another year for straws attached to beverage Read More
FPA CHALLENGES IRISH USE OF ‘BIODEGRADABLE’ The FPA has challenged the use of the term ‘biodegradable’ in relation to single use plastic in the proposed Harmful Plastics Prohibition Bill debated recently in the Irish Dáil, with a statement issued to Irish and UK media. We questioned the Read More
ENVIRONMENT BILL The Environment Bill was published as anticipated in the Queen’s Speech last Tuesday. The FPA was asked for comment by a number of media and Martin made the following statement: “There are many positive proposals in the Bill but in aiming to improve our Read More