Post-Consumer Plastic changing the way we package

Although plastic has always provided a flexible and lightweight packaging solution, with energy-efficient manufacturing which cannot be replicated in any other way, its long-term implications are affecting our environment negatively.

When the UK Government announced in their 2018 budget that from April 2022 a new tax on plastic packaging would be imposed on items containing less than 30% recycled content, our tub suppliers focused their minds on supplying something with more recycled properties. A partnership with an innovative developer led to the design of the new tubs.

The buckets we now use are 50% PCR and 50% PIR (Post Industrial Regrind), so they are completely sustainable and satisfy the Governments criteria. A great development we are proud to be using.

Read the answers to some of the main questions surrounding this subject and why we are changing our approach to the packaging on our website.