Our new MD: We are pleased to announce that Frances Busby is joining KM as Managing Director.
Her appointment follows the announcement in April that KM had become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).
With 38years ofexperience delivering reliable packaging solutions for food manufacturers across the globe, our knowledge is second to none. Co-op it Pop it into our soft plastics recycling bin at a Co-op near you. Under the mantra Were bringing flexi back, the new collaborative fund is intended to give value to flexible plastics including plastic film lids so they are properly recycled. Carbon copy: Would you leave a beef fillet steak on the shelf if you were more aware of its high carbon footprint?
Yes you can recycle some plastic at Asda, Brighton Marina. Otherwise it gets sent abroad, where Greenpeace has warned the dumping and burning of plastic waste poses a serious threat to peoples health.
The paper tray is coated inside with a partly bio-based and certified compostable biopolymer especially designed for coating food packaging made of paper or board.
Producers want action much sooner especially considering EPR is coming into force at least two years beforehand. It planned to roll them out across about 140 stores in the year ahead. You can find a collection point using the Flexible Plastic Fund's search facility.
We want bread bags to be readily recycled as part of a consistent household kerbside collection, and then re-processed into other materials to ensure the bags remain in the recycling loop, says Chris Craig, Kingsmills joint MD.
You can read more on rigid plastic recycling on the re3 website and use the re3cyclopedia app to check which rigid plastics can be taken. The 1m Flexible Plastic Fund is backed by PepsiCo as well as Mars UK, Mondelez International, Nestl and Unilever, with an aim of making flexible plastic recycling economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers.
Customers can drop a variety of plastic packaging in the bins which have rolled out estate wide, including crisp packets and sauce sachets which arent currently recycled by local councils and typically end up in landfill.
If you want to take the next step with your recycling habits soft plastic recycling is the next step.
New developments in paper trays. A flexible plastics recycling trial began in 37 Waitrose stores in May. The Co-op followed suit by providing their customers with this three-point guidance: Similar activity has been conducted in other countries.
Its only natural: A bio-based cellulose film for food packaging has been developed by a Finnish technical research centre. Over 2021, Sainsburys has been steadily increasing the number of its stores offering soft plastic recycling facilities. A major drag on the plastic recycling rate is film and flexible packaging such as single-use carrier bags, bread bags and confectionery wrappers, which are only accepted for kerbside collection by a handful of local authorities.
In September, Lidl launched a trial plastics bag and wrapping recycling scheme across stores in the West Midlands with a plan to expand the project nationwide.
But theres tension between recycling stream stakeholders about how fast things should be moving. Everything which is collected goes on to be used in pipelines, the automotive industry, construction materials, furniture and household items.
In some Asda stores, shoppers can recycle plastic bags at specified bins.
Material collected from customers at 10 Tesco stores was sent to Plastic Energy, which converted the packaging into oil through an advanced recycling process called pyrolysis. You can allow all or manage them individually. The Sterling Polymers recycling process for flexible plastics will involve optical sorting, metal detection, screening and washing before extrusion into a granule that can be used in manufacturing. 
So how far are supermarkets and their suppliers going to boost recycling rates of this troublesome material? Tesco isnt the only one experimenting.
One key conclusion is locations should be identified where the collection and recycling of single-use plastics are problematic and where compostable materials could help to divert food waste from landfills.
Recycling units for soft plastics launched in 1,500 Co-op stores in July, with a total of 2,300 branches due to feature collection points by November.
The enzyme reportedly causes PET to decompose by 90% within 16 hours, which could help solve the plastic waste problem. A new kind of store fixture is popping up in prime position in hundreds of supermarkets. A recent poll conducted for Greenpeace UK by YouGov found 85% of people in the UK want the government to make retailers cut the amount of plastic packaging on the market.
Of course, not all of this is within the power of producers themselves. In our regular knowledge articles and industry Wrap-ups this year, we have reported how the major supermarkets have installed points in their stores to collect the hard-to-cycle material.
We hope that by boosting this infrastructure, government and local authorities will be motivated to quickly facilitate flexible plastic recycling in the UK by making it easy for consumers to recycle via household collections, he says. Supermarkets have stepped up their efforts to help the majority of customers who are unable to put flexible plastics in their home recycling bins. In Morrisons case, Nestl which has committed to all its packaging being reusable or recyclable by 2025 has partnered with the supermarket to handle the soft stuff. Brands are asking the same thing. A project last year highlighted what results can be achieved through this method.
Store collections have received overwhelming customer support, according to Tesco, and research from the University of Sheffield suggests 95% of Brits would be willing to recycle their flexible plastics.
Call for kerbside collections of soft plastics.
This includes the cost of collection, recycling and disposal, as well as criminal fly-tipping and litter collection. In Australia, REDcycle (of which we are a partner) is a recovery initiative for post-consumer soft plastic with collection points in Coles and Woolworths supermarket stores.
Theyre putting their hand up and saying, weve given you this material, bring it back and well do something with it, he says. The supermarket joined the Flexible Plastic Fund initiative in May and has since widened the scheme to accept all flexible plastics at 520 Sainsburys locations.
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Waitrose in May announced plans to retrofit drop-off points historically used to recycle plastic bags to accept an expanded range of flexible plastics, including crisp packets, sweet wrappers, bubble wrap and cling film.
Packs used in the NextLoopp project showed excellent visual and processing characteristics with only minor but acceptable product variations between a 30% rPP pack and a virgin PP pack.
Defra plans to include plastic film in its core set of recyclable materials that have consistent kerbside collections by local authorities. All material will be fully traceable and tracked from the collector through to new products. Because the remaining 52.7% gets burned in incinerators or dumped, either in landfill or in the environment, where it leaches hazardous chemicals into the environment. Supermarkets are leading the way by providing customers with shop-and-drop facilities to recycle their flexible packaging. Brands are supporting this work.
There are 2 green bins in the supermarket which are at the front of the store by the cash registers.
This recycled oil was used by chemical manufacturing company Sabic to make new plastic pellets that are as safe and effective as virgin plastic.
Stay updated with our latest news here. The environment is right for these changes to be made. The Financial Times has explored how carbon food labels may change the way you shop. The plastic tax is failing just three months after launch. The layer can protect food against microbial contamination and any damage that can occur during transportation.
As a result, research by Morrisons in 2019 found two-thirds of customers are unsure whether they can recycle such plastics including fruit & veg bags (64%), plastic wrap around toilet rolls (66%), and plastic bread bags (62%).
Until we have consistent and comprehensive household collections across the nations, supermarkets play a critical role to enable customers to recycle key items not collected at home, says Helen Bird, strategic technical manager at Wrap.
We want to see flexible plastic included as part of the core list from 2023, without the lengthy transition thats being proposed.
Meanwhile, plastic film used in the transport of goods to stores gets returned to distribution centres, and some of it returns as an Asda Bag For Life. It wont greenwash: Greenwash is the practice by which companies exaggerate claims that they benefit the environment. Sign up to receive our regular wrap-up of industry news, trends, insights, snippets, and more.
In September, Morrisons announced plans to launch six "zero waste" stores, including collecting "hard-to-recycle" soft plastics.
In August, Tesco completed installing collection facilities for flexible packaging recycling in all of its major stores. PET-eating enzyme: Scientists have discovered an enzyme that can degrade PET in record time via a process known as biological recycling. By offering convenient solutions we are hoping to give customers the opportunity to take small steps to reduce and recycle their plastic packaging, says Christian Hrtnagel, CEO at Lidl GB. Here's a summary of the major UK supermarkets' activity regarding the collection of flexible packaging: In May, Aldi added collection points to 20 stores with a view to developing a broader roll-out.
The supermarket said it would collect data on the amount and types of plastic left by customers ahead of a wider rollout of the scheme.
Root Innovation has looked at the problem, including the EUs new Substantiating Green Claims initiative, which will require companies to prove any environmental declarations against a standardised methodology. Lidl has vowed all eligible soft plastics will be recycled into products, such as refuse sacks and construction products. That is coming. The majority of people dont care enough at the moment.
Aldi is working with its recycling partner, SWRNewstar, to establish the best routes for the plastics to be processed, it said. We believe it is a vital step towards reducing litter, collecting a higher quantity and a higher quality of packaging for reuse, and helping to achieve our ambition of a world without waste. CCEP is working with Circularity Scotland towards this aim. And these materials are the deadliest plastic items in the sea says Greenpeace.
Or it gets blown into the oceans, where at least eight million tonnes of plastic end up each year, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. From the KM team stay safe, keep up the good work, and value plastic. Five manufacturing giants have united to form a 1 million fund to help make flexible plastic recycling economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers.
Packaging Automation will be showcasing their high-speed tray sealing technology. The supermarket introduced soft plastic recycling points across 171 stores in Wales and the south west of England in March. However, Wrap modelling indicates that it is possible for around 80% of local authorities to make contract changes within three years of 2023.
Food packaging and plastic bags can be recycled at some Asda stores by using specified bins.
Compostable packaging can provide a solution to our struggling recycling system. As a result, it has become the first UK supermarket to own its own recycling operations.
We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Crucially, the fund will guarantee a minimum value of 100 per tonne of recycled product to incentivise recyclers to process flexible plastic.
The retailer launched recycling points in stores in 2019 enabling customers to bring back non-recyclable plastic packaging. Only include the following items.
Wonky solution: The UKs first wonky bread box is to use home-compostable bags from our C-Range, developed in partnership with Treetop Biopak.
The label designs on the lidding films have certainly whetted our appetites and help to illustrate how creativity can help to maximise shelf appeal. Applied mechanics: Mechanically-recycled food-grade polypropylene has performed well in full-scale packaging production trials. Designing for recyclability: Our resource-efficient, mono structure films can replace traditional thicker mixed polymer coex and laminates for the fresh protein sector. 350g Rollouts of collection bins across store estates have accelerated, supported by suppliers also working to provide a solution to the postcode lottery of kerbside collections.
Heres the rub.
Mars UK, Mondelez International, Nestl, PepsiCo, and Unilever are supporting the Flexible Plastic Fund, which is a UK industry first and is being led by producer compliance scheme Ecosurety with support from environmental charity Hubbub. Trucks dropping food off at stores could leave full of recycling going back to the distribution centre for processing thats almost carbon-free transport, which is great., EPR legislation, set to come into force in 2024, will force food and packaging companies to pay the full net costs of managing their packaging once it becomes waste. You can learn more about cookies by visiting our privacy & cookies policy page.
This isnt the only motivation for tackling the problem. Always refer to the material as "plastic bags and wrapping".
In August, Tesco rolled out recycling points into all its large stores a move it says will collect more than 1,000 tonnes of soft plastics for recycling each year.
Most is said to end up as bin bags, buckets or in building materials, and all the supermarkets are accused of lacking transparency. We have long supported the introduction of a well-designed DRS across Great Britain, says Julian Hunt, VP, public affairs, communications and sustainability at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.
When visiting, please remember to put all rigid plastic items such as plastic buckets, crates, bins, storage boxes, garden furniture, pipes, toys, reusable bottles, baby bottles or plastic plant pots into the designated containers.
Suppliers demand: Suppliers of compostable packaging say an improved collection and recycling infrastructure and clearer product labelling are required to support the markets expansion, according to Packaging Insights.
Furthermore, from April next year, any plastic packaging items containing less than 30% recycled plastic will be liable under a new plastic packaging tax to be charged by HMRC at 200 per tonne. The move was a hit. You can also donate items to charities locally and the Charity Retail website will help you find the nearest one to take your items.
The Local Government Association argues that the later 2026/27 deadline still may require councils to break or amend long-term contracts at significant cost and is seeking guarantees that costs will be covered. Thats a big problem for the planet.
Because its only the early adopters, the green greens, that will do this. This needs to happen earlier than the proposed date of 2026/27 and we are calling for all parties, from other bakery brands and our supply chains to wider industry partners and government, to work together in driving positive, lasting change., Jagannathan is similarly pressing for more urgent action. Film will act as a liner to create a barrier against oxygen, moisture and humidity. Discover our kosher ovenable film solution.
Shoppers also reported they liked the convenience of being able to combine recycling with their shopping.
PepsiCo is a member of the Flexible Plastic Fund and is collaborating with other brand owners to get more of this material recycled. By offering a simple and convenient solution to an everyday issue, we believe we can help communities to make small changes that together will add up to a big difference for our environment, says Co-op Food CEO Jo Whitfield.
This has resulted in recycling rates for plastic of this kind wallowing at just 5%, according to a 2019 Recoup household survey.
A step-by-step guide to plastic packaging recyclability has been published by RecyClass. By signing up, you will receive a resource pack with information, guidance and support to have conversations with your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues to encourage them to recycle their food waste.
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And the government is acting in the form of EPR legislation. However, soft plastic collection points are limited. And besides, sorting centres will need to be reconfigured anyway after the loss of materials covered by DRS from kerbside collections, making them more ready to recycle flexible plastics.
Iceland in July launched recycling points for soft plastics, introducing the bins in 13 branches of The Food Warehouse. And Steve Langstaff, of Innovia Films, debunks the misconception that flexible packaging cannot be recycled. The trial will be used to provide critical insight on the volumes, type and level of contamination of the packaging collected. The business plans to roll them out across The Food Warehouses estate of about 140 stores in the year ahead. When mixed in with other recycling, plastic film has a tendency to snag on equipment and its inclusion could require significant investment in sorting infrastructure, consultation respondents noted. The switch could save more than 80 tonnes of plastic per year for the supermarket. The introduction of DRS will further help the collection of flexible plastics by freeing up space on recycling collection vehicles, leaving them with a 36% average fill, according to recycling company Suez.
So in-store flexible plastic recycling points may be a good short-term solution. Supermarkets play a critical role to enable customers to recycle key items not collected at home. Supermarkets like Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, The Co-op and Waitrose are all offering plastic film recycling in some of their stores.
Sustainability expert Professor Edward Kosior of Nextek also champions the role of supermarkets.
According to an Ipsos Mori poll conducted in 2018, 85% of UK consumers were either fairly or very concerned about plastic.
So in many ways, it makes sense for supermarkets to step in to fill the gap with clearly signposted collection points.
It may not look particularly exciting, but the flexible plastic recycling point is fast challenging the status quo. The biopolymer can reportedly be used as an additive on existing film or to replace some of the fossil-based polypropylene currently used in packaging film. Weve been determined to play our part and are investing millions to find the best solution to tackle plastic waste, but these investments can only go so far, Jagannathan says.
So we can expect maybe getting 10% or 15% of whats out there, he estimates.
Flexible or soft packaging includes crisp packets, food pouches, film lids, salad bags, and biscuit and cake wrappers, all of which are currently only accepted for kerbside collection by a small number of local authorities. It begs the question, why dont we have a more uniform collection?. The collected plastic gets a new life the supermarket said - recycled into store fittings, furniture and playground equipment for schools. Sounds good on paper: A certified compostable and dual ovenable food tray based on paper has been developed by Australian food packaging manufacturer Confoil and BASF.
You can use Recycle Nows search tool to find your nearest collection point. 
In order to create a truly circular economy, it is vital to implement the necessary infrastructure across the UK to ensure that packaging can be collected on a much wider scale..
Conservative MP Luke Hall raised the matter in the House of Commons and highlighted that people in rural villages and those with limited mobility could find it difficult to access existing soft plastic recycling points. Of the 2.4 million tonnes of plastic packaging placed on the market annually in the UK is plastic film and flexible packaging [Defra], The recycling rate for plastic of this kind, according to a 2019 Recoup household survey, Proportion of UK local authorities currently collecting plastic film and flexibles in kerbside collections, according to Wrap research, The UK Plastics Pact target for the proportion of total plastic packaging that will be effectively recycled or composted by 2025.
In February, a trial across 63 stores in north east England offered customers the opportunity to bring back polypropylene film commonly used for items such as salad bags, frozen food bags and rice packaging for recycling. And our newsletter direct to your inbox. Those stores will feature easily accessible drop-off points at their entry points.
Furthermore, there will be a producer fee modulation mechanism to incentivise positive outcomes such as increased recycling.
plastic warminster asda The recycled material is now being used to pack various products. How can it be revived?
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They are working to improve a disappointing statistic: according to Defra figures, less than half (47.3%) of plastic packaging waste was recycled in 2020.
The aim was to evoke the different layers of culinary expertise, discovery of flavours and decades of experience that go into creating the most authentic street food. The plan is to roll out the scheme to 498 stores.
That is translating to action in many cases.
Shoppers also expect the government to intervene on the issue.
Collect "all flexible plastic packaging" at front-of-store locations.
Unlike other schemes, recyclers will only be paid if the plastic is definitely recycled. Efforts have only intensified over the past year, as a growing number of stores accept the full range of plastic packaging, from bottles to pouches to punnets. The supermarket says its target to reach at least 30% recycled content in Asda brand packaging is helping to stimulate the market for recycled content, enabling investment in new recycling infrastructure and technologies. The key principles include choosing plastics with a recycling stream in the EU, such as PE and PP for flexibles, and maximising the proportion of the primary polymer with mono-materials being the favoured solution.
Have you ever used our textile recycling banks across the area? Theyre also starting to create a demand for the reprocessed material, incentivising the creation of the recycling infrastructure needed..
Frances will be taking over the position from July 11. More than ten tonnes of plastic waste has been collected and sent for recycling in the first few weeks.
The consumer will to recycle is certainly there. Ultimately, we want the material to be collected consistently and at scale via household collection to ensure we have high recycling rates. Spray that again: Scientists have developed a spray that creates a plant-based coating on your food. Earlier this year, WRAP released a guide to help retailers simplify recycling for their customers.
In a 2019 government consultation on consistency in household recycling, most stakeholders supported the inclusion of plastic film in the core set.
The bio-based and biodegradable cellulose film can be transparent and flexible and look the same as traditional oil-based plastic. The big suppliers have done their bit, so now should councils, argues Robbie Staniforth, head of innovation and policy at producer compliance scheme Ecosurety, which is leading the Flexible Plastics Fund. Zero funding: The multi-million pound Flexible Plastic Fund that aims to boost recycling rates of food wrappers and plastic carrier bags has failed to pay out a single penny, according to research. Thats particularly worrying given that the material makes up a third of the estimated 2.4 million tonnes per year of plastic packaging in the UK market.
If clothes and textiles are in a good condition then they are sold for re-use but if they arent suitable they go into new items.
Earth & Wheat found the Alan Lockhart, KM's Business Unit Director (UK & Ireland), recently discussed sustainability in packaging in the Juneedition © Copyright KM Packaging Services Ltd. 2022, Supermarkets Lead The Way With Shop and Drop Recycling Points, certified compostable and dual ovenable food tray, paper-based home-compostable wet food container, according to an exclusive investigation for Wicked Leeks, 25 million in a former paper sorting plant, mono material polypropylene lidding films, enzyme that can degrade PET in record time, developed by a Finnish technical research centre, a spray that creates a plant-based coating, showcasing their high-speed tray sealing technology, launching heavily-reduced plastic packaging. In May, the discounter launched in-store recycling points for soft plastics at 20 stores across Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester.
Collect soft plastics here here: MPs have called for the kerbside collections of soft plastics.
Defra says EPR fees will be used to support waste management services, and in turn the increased quantity and quality of recycling collected will help producers to meet packaging obligations and demonstrate that packaging placed on the market is properly recycled. Deposit return scheme: government to reconsider time frame for rollout.
It only launched in April, but already the plastics tax is under fire, The damage caused to soil by conventional plastics makes compostable packaging a particularly valuable alternative,says Daphna Nissenbaum, co-founder & CEO of TIPA, Lumina Intelligence: UK Food & Drink Reports, Pilgrims UK invests 10m into sustainability projects, Plastic bag use down 97% since charges introduced, new figures show. But brands and supermarkets alike know the flexible plastic problem will only truly be solved with one thing: nationwide kerbside collections.
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In July, Iceland launched recycling points for soft plastics in 13 branches of The Food Warehouse. Morrisons this month launched six zero waste stores in Edinburgh, which will be able to operate with zero waste generated by the store or its shoppers by 2025.
Now see what you can recycle at Tesco, Hove.
Our ultimate goal is to make recycling flexible plastics as easy as recycling a plastic bottle in your household recycling bin, says Jagannathan. Colourful peeled-off posters, paint spray, and graffiti all add to the variety that spices up the newly-designed tray and lidding filmpacksof Indian street food supplier Gazebo Fine Foods.
The design book is intended to clarify the definition of recyclability and highlight key considerations for designing both rigid and flexible packaging for recycling with maximum output quality as the priority.
To read our data protection policy click here. They are designed for recyclability and are available as a weld or cold peel film. Shell shock: Lobster shells left over from processing are being used in Canada to create a biopolymer that can be incorporated into environmentally-friendly packaging with antimicrobial properties.
The pellets were then used by Sealed Air in one of their existing plastic packaging designs while still meeting the performance requirements of Tescos own-label cheese supplier, Bradburys. The responsibility cannot sit with supermarkets and suppliers alone, says CCEPs Hunt.
In July, recycling units for soft plastics were launched in 1500 Co-op stores, with the aim to offer the service at another 800 stores by the end of this year. Supermarkets also have the advantage of reverse logistics. Register for FREE guest access today.
Even though its rivals were rolling out their own recycling points, Co-op made the most of its own 2,300 store soft plastic acceptance.
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