A recent poll conducted by the environmental charity City to Sea has found that most consumers in this country – a whopping 83%, in fact – are worried about the amount of plastic that supermarkets use to package up their food products. This statistic marks a significant trend, because when the same question was asked […]
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We’re always making the case for paper mailing bags. And with many UK retailers swapping out their plastic counterparts and embracing paper-based merchandise – including Marks and Spencer, which, after a successful trial across stores in January, decided to make this vital move earlier in the year – the trend for embracing renewable, reusable carriers
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Could your company be guilty of ‘greenwashing’? If you’re not familiar with the term, greenwashing refers to tactics used by businesses to give the impression that they are working in an environmentally friendly way, when there’s no evidence to back up these claims. We all know that the global retail industry is one of the
Eco campaigners rejoiced last year when retail giant Amazon announced that it had plans to stop sending out its packages in plastic padded bags. Amazon has yet to set a deadline for this massive change – but if (or, hopefully, when!) it gets actioned, it should significantly reduce how much of its packaging ends up
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It’s time to get creative with your boxes and bags – and here at Hallmark, we’ve got the perfect machinery to help you achieve your design dreams. We’ve recently upgraded our printing equipment, which means we no longer need to ask for minimum order quantities (MOQs) on custom-designed paper mailing bags, Kraft carrier bags, die
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Several years ago, we put together an article that introduced our customers to the versatile nature of wash care labels. This piece also suggested what needs to be included on these inconspicuous yet important little pieces of fabric that accompany most garments and accessories. You can take a look at it here: All you need
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Our economy is generating more packaging than ever before. In fact, the statistics are quite sobering. It’s thought that more than 190kg of packaging waste was generated by every European as of 2021 – and without intervention, this figure will be set to grow by more than 20% by 2030! So, it makes sense that
When our customers get in touch with us, they will usually have come up with a brilliant idea for a brand already. They will have spent a lot of time (and often money) crafting the perfect logo, honing the ideal strapline, and developing an overall identity that showcases precisely what their business is all about.
Every sector should be doing its bit to reduce waste – but as the fashion industry is one of the highest contributors in terms of both pollution and landfill, brands in this space need to work extra hard to reach their ESG targets. In a bid to encourage businesses to take accountability for their carbon
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It’s been a long time coming – but it seems like the major retailers are finally shifting from plastic bags to their paper counterparts! Marks and Spencer (M&S) recently announced that, after a successful in-store trial in January, it will be swapping its plastic bags for paper-based alternatives. Now the chain has admitted that paper
