Originally published: Yahoo Life, 01 February 2024
A just-released survey of fashion brand and retail executives revealed that a whopping 88 percent of those polled said their companies want to eliminate all plastic in packaging. The study, released by Aquapak Polymers Ltd. and conducted by Pureprofile, was based on 100 executives in the U.K., U.S. and Australia.
Aquapak offers polymer-based material technologies designed for performance and environmental responsibility. Researchers at the company said 8 percent of respondents plan to remove plastic from packaging within the next 12 months, while 14 percent said they would do the same within one to two years. Nineteen percent said they would abolish plastic within two to three years, while 30 percent said they would do so within three to four years. Twenty-eight percent of those polled said they would remove plastic within four to five years.
