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Fiberdom has secured €3.5 million in funding to accelerate the development and scaling of its plastic-free wood fibre material.

Sainsbury’s has initiated a trial of plastic-free packaging for its avocados, expected to eliminate 20.2m pieces of plastic upon rollout.

Westfalia Fruit has unveiled an innovative initiative that eliminates the need for plastic PLU stickers by introducing laser-etched mangos.

Seaweed packaging company Notpla has completed a £20m Series A funding round to accelerate innovation and its expansion into the US.

Rooted in extensive research at Cambridge University, Xampla's tech aims to replace traditional plastics with sustainable alternatives.

Aldi is set to remove plastic packaging from its bananas in a new trial across selected stores.

Lidl UK will become the first supermarket in the country to introduce Prevented Ocean Plastic to its water bottle packaging, it has announced.