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Environmentally Friendly Packaging Solutions

News Article from The Retail Bulletin

A study by the Local Government Association showed that retailers must cut back on packaging in order to meet recycling targets. Kirsty Gomersal, an associate at Eversheds, discusses the effect that current regulations have on retailers.

Since 1997 businesses have been obliged to recover and recycle a certain level of packaging and waste, but despite this responsibility millions of tonnes are still sent to landfill sites each year.

EU Packaging Directive 94/62/EC drives UK packing regulation and is concerned with minimising the creation of packaging waste material and promoting recovery, re-use and recycling.   The Essential Requirements Regulations state that the volume and weight of packaging must be limited to the minimum amount necessary to maintain levels of safety, hygiene and acceptance for the packed product and for the consumer.

Packaging must also be manufactured to allow its reuse or recovery. Noxious or hazardous substances in packaging must also be minimised. Although both sets of regulations have reduced the amount of packaging used and increased recycling and recovery of packaging, critics argue that more still needs to be done. The government has put its weight behind a campaign which may have an impact upon consumers' purchasing decisions. It is encouraging consumers to "vote with their wallet" and only buy produce which is loose, or products contained in minimal packaging.

Customers themselvesseem ever more mindful of green credentials. Against this backdrop and given the Environment Agency's increasingly hardline against non-compliance with the regulations, retailers are advised to take steps to improve further their packaging performance.

Weedon PSC is committed to improving packaging performance whilst investing in greeer packaging materials.  Through its wealth of experience Weedon PSC has developed the "Carbon Lite" range which delivers a "greener" retail ready packaging solution.

For further information about "Carbon Lite" or to discuss any products within our retail ready packaging and point of sale display range call 01543 423 838.

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