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Optimised packaging saves waste
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INCPEN is pleased that WRAP recognises that optimised packaging saves waste 9 May 2013
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Banana skins bus tickets and bottles are all a blot on the landscape
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INCPEN campaigns against all litter 22 March 2013
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The Truth about Carrier Bags
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Reduce impact by re-using bags; forget levies, August 2012
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Sustainable packaging: a mythical beast now extinct
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New report from PwC concludes sustainable packaging is a red herring and been consigned to history 25 June 2012
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Packaging and the Internet
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Ever received a small item in a huge box or something smashed to bits? This new guide comes to the rescue 8 March 2012
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Influence of social trends on products and packaging
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An INCPEN paper prepared for the Government's Advisory Committee on Packaging. Packaging is dynamic and evlolves in response to changes in society 4 March 2012
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Kent response to government's packaging consultation
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INCPEN welcomes constructive response from KWP and looks forward to continuing to work in partnership 13 Feb 2012
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Packagings role in preventing food waste not recognised
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Last week’s announcement by the Government - that it will ban some food labels which it believes encourage food to be unnecessarily discarded – may not solve the problem 30 Sept 2011
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Only 24% of people think it’s bad to litter
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INCPEN supports the Love Where You Live campaign. Let’s get rid of all litter so people feel safe in their own neighbourhoods 16 Sept 2011
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Survey shows people “get” recycling but not energy saving
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Ipsos MORI survey shows 52% chose ‘recycle’. In contrast, just 15% chose ‘turn down the home heating’ 18 Aug 2011
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Packaging tax would hurt Irish business and hit the poor
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Bad for business, the public and the environment - INCPEN response to Irish government's proposal for a possible packaging levy 8 July 2011
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Our American friends: INCPEN welcomes Ameripen
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The small group of brands, retailers and packaging manufacturers who set up INCPEN in 1974 could never have dreamt that their far-sighted action would be emulated nearly 40 years later in the US 8 June 2011
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India’s largest flexible packaging company joins INCPEN
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INCPEN is delighted to welcome UFLEX, one of the world’s largest flexible packaging manufacturers as its most recent member 7 June 2011
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Why don't they sell toothpaste in paper bags?
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This new report tells you why the packaging for 12 commonly bought products is the way it is 20 May 2011
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Everything many people think they know about the environment is probably wrong!
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Evidence shows that the thin plastic carrier bag is a household hero not a villain 25 March 2011
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A New Year; a new approach to sustainability
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Manufacturers and retailers lead the way on lifecycle thinking and driving sustainability 5 Jan 2011
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Present perfect: enjoy the benefits of packaging this Christmas
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Christmas packaging protects and shows we care about friends and family 24 Dec 2010
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Where’s the beef? Follow the MAP.
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Packaging protects meat – a win for the environment 17 Sept 2010
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Let’s have an environment free of all litter, not a piecemeal approach
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INCPEN reacts to CPRE report on deposit refund scheme for drinks containers Sept 2010
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High targets may jeopardise recyclate quality
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INCPEN response to consultation on Implementation of the Packaging Strategy raises concerns about too high targets, questions why a national packaging strategy when we don’t have a national products strategy May 2010
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Now let's tackle resource efficiency
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INCPEN welcomes Courtauld Commitment 2 and hopes it signals a shift away from decisions based on single factors such as carbon or packaging reduction to real, science-based decisions March 2010
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Packaging helps beat climate change - and snow
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Different forms of packaging provide tinned, frozen and bottles foodstuffs to ensure we can still produce balanced meals even when fresh produce is hard to come by Jan 2010
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Control traffic by cutting the sale of tyres?
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It would be ridiculous to cut sale of tyres but not cars. So why set a 10% target to reduce carbon impact of packaging with no reference to the goods inside the pack? October 2009
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Impressive UK Packaging Figures
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EU figures show UK packaging quantities stable for 10 years, recycling more than doubled October 2009
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INCPEN’s views on UK Packaging Strategy
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INCPEN welcomes the recognition that packaging plays an important role in modern life but questions a carbon methodology that excludes the reason for the existence of packaging September 2009
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Table for One the energy cost to feed one person
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Did you know that 33% of the total energy needed to produce food and get it onto our plates is used at the end of the supply chain by us to buy, store and cook food? September 2009
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INCPEN offers to support Welsh Assembly government to reduce waste
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Response to consultation on Towards Zero Waste 23 July 2009
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Supermarkets don’t hide packaging
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INCPEN criticises LGA for encouraging people to drive further to choose less packaging. This increases pollution from driving and can result in more food waste 11 June 2009
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INCPEN Changes at the top
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INCPEN members elect new Chair and Vice Chair 25 June 2009
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Is Easter Egg packaging too eggs-travagant?
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Find the answer in the pyramid 09 April 2009
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What Litter Bugs Britain
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Keep Britain Tidy report for INCPEN on a survey of the number of littered items dropped in England’s streets and countryside (Report in publications section) 12 March 2009
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Packaging is not the enemy in War on Waste
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INCPEN response to LGA report on War on Waste 17 February 2009
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Asda joins INCPEN
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INCPEN is delighted that ASDA has chosen to join INCPEN in helping to make packaging more sustainable through the supply chain 10 February 2009
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