To: Food packaging companies and supermarkets

Recyclable Plastic Packaging Labelling

All plastic packaging should be clearly imprinted with the nature of the plastic used and its recycling code. E.g. PET 1.

Why is this important?

At present a large proportion of food packaging does not provide the consumer with recycling imformation either on the plastic tray, or the accompaning paper information.

This lack of information means that a lot of recyclable plastic still goes to landfill. Conversely consumers may be presenting plastics for recycling having assumed them as recyclable when they are not.

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