BPF Highlights Plastics Packaging Efficiency to Government
Thursday, 18 April 2013
The BPF has directly responded to the UK Government’s Consultation on the Waste Prevention Programme for England. The response has endorsed the resource efficiency and benefits of rigid plastics packaging. It showcases to government how plastics packaging is a major tool in achieving a low carbon economy.
Jonathan Bloom, Senior Executive Industry Issues stated ‘Today’s plastics packaging is up to 80% lighter than it was 20 years ago whilst still maintaining the same or better technical performance. This is the result of technological innovation on the part of raw material producers and processors, together with forward leaps in design, tooling and processing. Whilst still ensuring packaging is able to carry out its primary function of protecting a product through all stages of the supply, distribution and use phrase’.
‘It is important that UK Government recognises that plastics packaging is incredibly resource efficient and is not only responsible for a minimal use of physical resources its durability and sealabilty protects goods from deterioration and increases their shelf life. It is an incredibly effective agent in the fight against reducing food waste’.
The response highlights the importance of industry-led voluntary initiatives as illustrated by the latest Plastics 2020 Challenge achievement. In the last two years, funding from Plastics 2020 has allowed the Marine Conservation Society to deliver 157 Cool Seas Roadshows, an educational programme aimed at children to raise awareness of the irresponsibility of littering used objects such as plastics artifacts in the marine environment. As a result some 26,971 children have now been involved and 207,020 bottles been recycled.
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Notes for editors:
British Plastics Federation (BPF) is the UK trade association for the plastics industry – representing the whole supply chain including polymer producers, distributors, additives suppliers, machinery manufacturers, processors and recyclers.
