{"id":3213,"date":"2024-10-17T09:58:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T13:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2024-10-17T09:58:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T13:58:08","slug":"ds-smith-research-shows-unnecessary-plastic-usage-in-uk-supermarkets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3213","title":{"rendered":"DS Smith research shows unnecessary plastic usage in UK supermarkets\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Material Change Index, a study commissioned by DS Smith<\/a>,\u00a0has reported that 51% of food and drink products in UK-based supermarkets are encased in unnecessary plastic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

This equates to an estimated 29.8 billion pieces of avoidable plastic packaging being used annually across the country.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The study, conducted by Retail Economics, performed a comprehensive analysis of plastic use in 1,500 food and beverage items from the five leading food retailers in six European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, and the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It highlighted that the majority of the unnecessary plastic originates from processed foods such as ready meals and meal kits, with 90% of these items deemed overpackaged.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Processed foods such as bread, rice, and cereals contributed 89% of the excess plastic while dairy products and meat and fish contributed 83% and\u00a080%, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a related survey involving European food manufacturers and retailers, it was revealed that nearly all participants (98%) had pledged to reduce their use of plastic packaging.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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