Tag: Green Living

  • Consumers Underestimate The Great Recycling Rate Of Paper. Latest Study Reveals

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    Consumers are becoming increasingly conscious of their impact on the environment, and the majority of UK consumers believe the recycling rate of paper isn’t very high. This low consumer awareness is worrying when paper is, in fact, one of the most recycled materials in the world with a recycling rate of 74%.[1] A study, conducted by the…

  • Paper Packaging – The Preferred and Sustainable Choice

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    2020 saw dramatic changes to the way we live our live, how we work and socialise might have changed forever. Our consumption habits have also changed, which has had major impacts on the packaging industry. In a year when some industries struggled, the packaging industry reported increased volumes and revenue, in part, due to a…

  • Tis the season to recycle

    If you hadn’t noticed already, Christmas is almost upon us, and with it the annual rush to buy enough food, drink and, of course, presents to get us through the season. But like many other things this year, the festive tradition of elbowing your way through department stores and edging through traffic has changed. Now…

  • Morrisons consider ditching plastic bags in favour for paper bags

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    Recently, the supermarket chain Morrisons launched a “paper bag only” trail in eight stores. If successful, the chain will consider removing plastic bags from all stores and will offer paper bags only. Morrisons started to give their customers the choice between paper and plastic bags earlier this year when they introduced reusable paper bags into…