Helpful Insights

Damaged shipments are an unfortunate but inevitable cost in business when delivering products. From improper courier handling, through to water exposure, and even theft, there are many possibilities that can impair an order.

The way you choose to package your products can contribute massively to the success of your business.

The Plastic Tax is now in place as of April 1st. This new tax sees that plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content is subject to £200 per tonne penalty. This applies to importers or manufacturers of more than 10 tonnes of plastic packaging, and bio-based, biodegradable, compostable, and oxo-degradable plastics are also in scope of the tax.

Multiple surveys and research have shown how consumers are increasingly wanting greener packaging options.

In April 2022, a plastic packaging tax will come into force and will apply to plastic packaging manufactured in, or imported into, the UK that contains less than 30% recycled plastic.

As we have discussed before, packaging is extremely important. It’s been said that customers actually form an impression of a brand within the first seven seconds from the moment they see it, and what do they see first? The packaging.

While Polylactic Acid (PLA) is made from renewable and natural materials such as corn, this does not automatically mean it is sustainable and can be recycled. PLA is known to be ‘compostable’ but there is a big difference between a product being ‘compostable’ and ‘recyclable’.

Modern day food production, along with its packaging and distribution, has been tied to both environmental and societal issues across the world.

Introducing green products, lowering your carbon footprint, and minimising waste are all eco-friendly ways to help increase revenues as a business. Likewise, innovation has become a competitive necessity that enables growth in all areas of business.