This week's picks | Ocado scales successful “pre-fill” scheme
Every week, we provide a blend of circular economy news and insights, curated by the Pentatonic team.
In a trial conducted earlier this year, Ocado sold three times more “pre-filled” returnable products than expected. Now, they’re adding more products to the range.
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Ocado expands returnable packaging use
Article | Edie
The online supermarket is rolling out returnable detergent bottles, after their rice and pasta vessels drove strong sales and overwhelmingly positive customer feedback.
Learnings from Ireland’s deposit return scheme
White paper | Suntory Beverage & Food
This paper reviews the encouraging shift in consumer behavior after Ireland’s deposit return scheme passes the “half a billion containers returned” mark.
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola sued over plastic pollution
Article | Reuters
Los Angeles County joins a growing list of US organizations filing public nuisance lawsuits against plastic manufacturers and distributors.
UK confirms industry-led role in packaging EPR
Article | Packaging Gateway
The UK government intends to “harness the expertise of manufacturers and the waste value chain” by appointing a Producer Responsibility Organisation for an upcoming Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme.
73% of Brits support single-use packaging ban
Article | Circular Online
Research from environmental charity City to Sea suggests that the vast majority of UK consumers want the government to ban as much single-use packaging as possible.
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