How sustainable packaging became a brand's most powerful signal in 2026

UPrinting reports that 68% of consumers prioritize sustainable packaging, enhancing brand trust and increasing sales ...
BBC

Plastic packaging: How are supermarkets doing?

Bunches of bananas wrapped in plastic. A pre-peeled orange in a plastic box. Shrink-wrapped cucumbers. Over-packaged food has been bothering shoppers for years and supermarkets have responded by ...
Packaging Europe

Squire targets plastic reduction with shift to box and card packaging

Following a reported 75% reduction in plastic packaging in 2025, padlock producer Squire has announced plans to ...
USA Today

Amazon announces 'largest reduction in plastic packaging,' doing away with air pillows

Amazon is changing how it boxes packages, swapping out plastic air pillows with recycled paper, a move the company says is more eco-friendly and will provide just as much protection, "if not better." ...
Business Insider

Amazon used enough plastic air packets in its boxes to circle the planet 800 times in 2021, an outside group found. The company said it used far less.

Amazon said its plastic packaging footprint came to 97,222 metric tons in 2021. The environmental group Oceana estimates the waste was more than three times that amount. Amazon is under pressure to ...
The Irish Times

From soft plastic to pizza boxes – how to recycle everything

This year recycling got a great deal easier. Investment in new technologies at recycling centres means that all plastic packaging waste, including soft plastic, can now be placed in your household ...
Small Business

Plastic Packaging Tax – what does it mean for my small business?

From April 2022, businesses will be liable to pay Plastic Packaging Tax. We explore what it is and whether it will affect you Among other costs that are coming into effect next month, such as the ...