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\/\/<\/span> The Closing the Loop for Compostable packaging project will explore whether UK\u2019s recycling system is suitable<\/h6>\n\/\/\u00a0 <\/span>Research will look at different types of packaging including crisp packets, coffee pods and single service ware<\/h6>\nRepresentatives from Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Ocado have all joined Compostable Coalition UK as members of its advisory board in order to help further its ambition to achieve full circularity for compostable packaging.<\/p>\n
The project \u2013 which is called Closing the Loop for Compostable Packaging \u2013 will look in to whether the UK\u2019s infrastructure is suitable to effectively recycle compostable packaging.<\/p>\n
The research will explore ways of collecting, sorting and recycling compostable packaging correctly within the UK\u2019s system.<\/p>\n
The board members are also signed up to the UK Plastics Pact.<\/p>\n
The project will look closely at hard to recycle plastics, including flexible packaging (such as crisp bags and fresh produce bags), small formats (such as coffee pods and tea bags) and single use service ware.<\/p>\n
Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free<\/strong><\/h5>\nSign up\u00a0here\u00a0to g<\/span>et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning<\/span><\/p>\nSome\u00a01.3 million tonnes of plastic packaging,\u00a0and around 50% of plastic packaging in the UK is not currently being recycled.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt M&S we know that meeting our commitments on plastic will require us to explore all options,\u201d said Marks and Spencer senior packaging technologist Sam Clough, who is on the advisory board.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlastic waste is a difficult problem to solve and compostables could be part part of the solution. But their lifecycle is complex, and the benefits are hard to validate,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Other members of the board from UK supermarkets include James Bull, Tesco\u2019s head of packaging and food waste strategies, Laura Fernandez, Ocado senior sustainability and packaging manager.<\/p>\n
Last month retailers including Marks and Spencer and trade groups such as the British Retail Consortium,\u00a0 met with the environment secretary Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey to raise concerns about a \u00a31.7 billion packaging scheme, arguing\u00a0that it wouldn\u2019t be costly to consumers, and not as beneficial as intended.<\/p>\n
M&S recently launched\u00a0recyclable packaging across its range of rice, grains and pulses, while towards the end of last year Tesco committed to replacing or removing packaging on some of its items\u00a0including bread loaves and doughnuts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are delighted to have assembled such a formidable group of packaging and wider industry experts to join our research project,\u201d said Compostable Coalition spokesperson Tomos Davies.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir insights and expertise will prove invaluable in finessing the research projects as well as ensuring the objectivity of our research trials,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Representatives from Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Ocado have all joined Compostable Coalition UK as members of its advisory board in order to help further its ambition to achieve full circularity for compostable packaging.<\/p>\n
The project \u2013 which is called Closing the Loop for Compostable Packaging \u2013 will look in to whether the UK\u2019s infrastructure is suitable to effectively recycle compostable packaging.<\/p>\n
The research will explore ways of collecting, sorting and recycling compostable packaging correctly within the UK\u2019s system.<\/p>\n
The board members are also signed up to the UK Plastics Pact.<\/p>\n
The project will look closely at hard to recycle plastics, including flexible packaging (such as crisp bags and fresh produce bags), small formats (such as coffee pods and tea bags) and single use service ware.<\/p>\n
Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free<\/strong><\/h5>\nSign up\u00a0here\u00a0to g<\/span>et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning<\/span><\/p>\nSome\u00a01.3 million tonnes of plastic packaging,\u00a0and around 50% of plastic packaging in the UK is not currently being recycled.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt M&S we know that meeting our commitments on plastic will require us to explore all options,\u201d said Marks and Spencer senior packaging technologist Sam Clough, who is on the advisory board.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlastic waste is a difficult problem to solve and compostables could be part part of the solution. But their lifecycle is complex, and the benefits are hard to validate,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Other members of the board from UK supermarkets include James Bull, Tesco\u2019s head of packaging and food waste strategies, Laura Fernandez, Ocado senior sustainability and packaging manager.<\/p>\n
Last month retailers including Marks and Spencer and trade groups such as the British Retail Consortium,\u00a0 met with the environment secretary Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey to raise concerns about a \u00a31.7 billion packaging scheme, arguing\u00a0that it wouldn\u2019t be costly to consumers, and not as beneficial as intended.<\/p>\n
M&S recently launched\u00a0recyclable packaging across its range of rice, grains and pulses, while towards the end of last year Tesco committed to replacing or removing packaging on some of its items\u00a0including bread loaves and doughnuts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are delighted to have assembled such a formidable group of packaging and wider industry experts to join our research project,\u201d said Compostable Coalition spokesperson Tomos Davies.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir insights and expertise will prove invaluable in finessing the research projects as well as ensuring the objectivity of our research trials,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Some\u00a01.3 million tonnes of plastic packaging,\u00a0and around 50% of plastic packaging in the UK is not currently being recycled.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt M&S we know that meeting our commitments on plastic will require us to explore all options,\u201d said Marks and Spencer senior packaging technologist Sam Clough, who is on the advisory board.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlastic waste is a difficult problem to solve and compostables could be part part of the solution. But their lifecycle is complex, and the benefits are hard to validate,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Other members of the board from UK supermarkets include James Bull, Tesco\u2019s head of packaging and food waste strategies, Laura Fernandez, Ocado senior sustainability and packaging manager.<\/p>\n
Last month retailers including Marks and Spencer and trade groups such as the British Retail Consortium,\u00a0 met with the environment secretary Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey to raise concerns about a \u00a31.7 billion packaging scheme, arguing\u00a0that it wouldn\u2019t be costly to consumers, and not as beneficial as intended.<\/p>\n
M&S recently launched\u00a0recyclable packaging across its range of rice, grains and pulses, while towards the end of last year Tesco committed to replacing or removing packaging on some of its items\u00a0including bread loaves and doughnuts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are delighted to have assembled such a formidable group of packaging and wider industry experts to join our research project,\u201d said Compostable Coalition spokesperson Tomos Davies.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir insights and expertise will prove invaluable in finessing the research projects as well as ensuring the objectivity of our research trials,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n