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Which milk container is greener?

The simple task of picking up some milk has suddenly become a lot more complicated with the addition of the new light proof bottles. Materials engineer Dr Michelle Dickinson investigates.

What a shocker at the check out!

Reader submitted

I was shocked to receive a collectable 'little shop' item when I was at New World. It consisted of a polystyrene block, wrapped in two non-recyclable plastic bags. I feel that New World has completely gone against their own environmental statement which says: ”As well as complying with all legislative

Barcoding fast food packaging to catch litterbugs

Reader submitted

I’m unsure of the logistics of this concept (which may sound a little Orwellian) but having seen the nature of the immense amounts of litter in the Johnsonville area, I’ve been mulling over the idea of a barcoding system within the fast food industry. These companies generate so much waste for

Packaging power to the people

If you’ve even been driven crazy by bad packaging – products wrapped in useless layers of unrecyclable plastic that can only be thrown in the bin – the Unpackit Awards are for you. The Unpackit Awards are a nationwide search for the worst – and the best – packed products in