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Demand For Sustainable Packaging On The Rise, Report Finds

Consumer demand for sustainable personal care and household packaging is on the increase, a new report from Ball Corporation has found.

Mars Pet Nutrition Tests Bulk Sales Of Pet Food In Collaboration With Carrefour

Mars Pet Nutrition is offering a select range of pet food products in bulk as it joins Carrefour’s test-and-learn bulk initiative in the Montesson hy...

UK's Co-op Pledges To Remove Coloured Milk Bottle Caps

UK retailer The Co-operative has pledged to remove all coloured caps from its own-brand milk bottles in a bid to improve the recyclability of said caps.

Mercadona Introduces Refills For Perfumery Products

Spanish retailer Mercadona is set to introduce refills for its Perfumery products to reduce plastic waste.

MOL Group Acquires Plastic Recycling Company ReMat

Fuel retailer MOL Group has acquired Hungary’s ReMat, a plastic recycling company with an annual processing capacity of 25,000 tonnes and almost 200...

ECR Community Releases Global Review Of Circular Economy Case Studies

ECR Community has announced the publication of a global review of circular economy case studies from across the retail and consumer goods sector, indicatin...

France Bans Plastic Packaging For Fruit And Vegetables

France has implemented a new law that bans plastic packaging for most fruit and vegetables, effective 1 January 2022.

Continente Launches ‘Fora da Caixa’ Initiative To Improve Product Packaging

Continente has launched the ‘Fora da Caixa' (Out of the Box) initiative, which will allow customers to suggest improvements in the packaging of the r...