SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Many Happy Returns – our new project that rethinks plastic packaging – has been awarded £1 million pounds by UKRI. As we all know, plastic waste is a big problem. And the waste from packaging is a massive part of it. For example, in the UK alone plastic waste from […]

Sarah Greenwood is a sustainable packaging specialist, or – as some call her – the ‘packaging fairy’. Her formidable expertise […]

New types of bioplastic – for example, materials claiming to be compostable or made from bio materials – keep appearing. […]

And why is it so important for sustainability? Have you heard of life cycle analysis? The chances are you haven’t, […]

‘We are very good at responding to crises. But when the climate crisis is visible – will it be too […]

Sheffield professor urges dentists to ditch single-use plastic Grantham Centre Director talks to the BBC about dentists and plastic. Chemistry […]

Britain under reports plastic use, according to Fresh Produce Journal. Our packaging consultant Sarah Greenwood is quoted in the piece, […]

Electronic waste is the fastest growing category of hazardous solid waste in the world. Addressing the problem of electronic waste […]

Sarah Greenwood, consultant for our project Redefining Single-Use Plastic, was interviewed by Women in Plastics. Women in Plastics is a […]

Plastics: Redefining Single-Use is a new multidisciplinary research project announced on December 18th by the Science Minister. This £1 million […]