In recent years, we have seen an emergence of minimalist packaging being introduced with businesses wanting to become more environmentally friendly by reducing their carbon footprint. We’ve also had to navigate through another tricky year of the ongoing pandemic, which has seen further lockdowns, restrictions and shopping habits change. This introduced a high demand in [...]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… And as it turns out, it’s also the most wasteful! First and foremost, happy new year to each and every one of you! Now the decorations have been stored away and we’re back into our weekly routines, have you thought about why us Brits go overboard when [...]
In case you missed it, the primistor was quoted claiming that plastic recycling ‘simply doesn’t work’, a statement which has certainly ruffled a few feathers within the environmentally friendly packaging industry. Speaking at COP26, the UN’s climate summit, last month, the prime minister was speaking with co-host Tanya Steel, chief executive of the WWF, who [...]
In environmentally friendly packaging news, major supermarket chain Iceland have announced its commitments to become the UK’s first supermarket to officially offset it’s entire plastic footprint by introducing plastic neutral packaging. With the major supermarket chain continuing to work towards it’s ultimate goal of becoming plastic free across it’s own label packaging, this means Iceland [...]
Looking back over the past 18 months, the covid-19 pandemic has provided mixed fortunes for many businesses across the UK. Although almost every business has faced an uncertain and exceptionally hard time, certain industries such as the beauty and tourism sections have aggressively struggled because of the difficulties of adapting to change. Even national brands [...]
Statistically, did you know that eco mailing bags have three times less Co2 emissions than plastic mailing bags? Over recent years, due to changing public sentiment along with changes in government legislation, running your own business in a sustainable way is now no longer a matter of personal preference. Now, more and more customers want [...]
Several years ago, going ‘green’ or looking to reduce your carbon footprint was something only a niche or a forward thinking business would promote to try and be different from competition. Being truthful, using products such as biodegradable mailer bags were looked down upon, with businesses not seeing the numerous benefits associated with switching. Fast [...]
A lot has changed over the last 18 months following the global pandemic. Consumer shopping habits have certainly transformed with customers being forced to shop online due to national lockdown restrictions which has resulted in both businesses having to adapt to this change and resulting in record breaking ecommerce sales in 2020. However, it’s not [...]
Local businesses and industry leaders all share the same concerns are starting to become more conscious than ever before of how their packaging affects the planet. Being eco-friendly really does help improve your sustainability and carbon footprint, with carbon emissions being in the news of late and how the planet is really suffering. This is [...]
The best eco-friendly recyclable mailing bags are those that are manufactured from paper. Sometimes plastic packaging is unavoidable so there are mailing bags made from polythene (or plastic) that can also be manufactured and also be recycled too! Mailing bags that are made from paper and lined with polythene bubble wrap can be also be [...]
