Funding to reduce plastic packaging’s environmental impact

15 Jul 2021

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has £7 million of funding for business-led research and development projects in its Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) challenge.

It is looking for ambitious research and development projects that focus on solving the well-known issues with the sustainability of plastic packaging. Aligning with SSPP’s remit, the aim is to drive a true shift from a linear to a circular economy solution for plastic packaging.

SSPP is particularly interested in projects focused on:

• minimising or reducing plastic packaging

• packaging suitable for reuse, refill and online delivery

• sustainable solutions for film and flexibles

• food grade recycled polypropylene and polyethylene

• behaviour change leading to less packaging waste or higher recycling rates

• solutions which address the UK Plastics Pact target for problematic or unnecessary single use plastic packaging items.

To find out more see UKRI’s info