Better packaging

Buy products with less packaging and recycle everything you can. This cuts waste to landfill, saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

A green badge means that the product passes our criteria for better packaging. A grey badge means that it does not which includes lack of information provided on pack following UK standard recycling guidelines. A trip to the supermarket shows how hard it is to cut back on packaging, especially plastic. However, in every aisle there are options to buy less packaging or choose products where the packaging is recyclable. No packaging is best and then widely recycled next as it means that most councils will recycle it. https://www.recyclenow.com/local-recycling can be used to check exactly what your council recycles. Currently a high number of products in the UK do not follow the UK standard OPRL guidelines. Where there is insufficient information we award a grey badge as we cannot determine whether the packaging passes our criteria. The objective of the badge is to find products where no packaging needs to go to landfill. Cutting back on packaging and doing more recycling has many benefits including reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from landfill when it decomposes and reducing plastic pollution. Companies have an important role to play by providing clear information on what to do with the packaging after use, making sure they use materials that are widely recycled and, if it has to be plastic, making sure it's from recycled materials and recyclable.