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Smart sustainable plastic packaging

The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging challenge aims to deliver a dramatic reduction in plastic waste entering the environment by 2025.

SSPP: liquid food and beverages in refillable packaging

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million for innovative projects as part of the smart sustainable plastic packaging (SSPP) challenge. This is to demonstrate a reuse or refill packaging system for liquid food and beverage products, at scale in a retail chain.

Funding opportunity Closed

Enabling research in smart sustainable plastic packaging (SSPP)

Aims to establish the UK as a leading innovator in smart and sustainable plastic packaging for consumer products, significantly reducing waste by 2025.

UKRI challenge reveals impact on plastic packaging sustainability

UKRI’s Smart Sustainable Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, has revealed new data on its sizeable impact on UK plastic packaging sustainability and circularity.

News 2 April 2025

Strengthening the resilience of the UK food system

Apply for funding to strengthen the resilience of the UK food system.

Funding opportunity Closed

Reducing waste in the food chain

This priority addresses issues of food waste through increased efficiencies or interventions to prevent wastage, and looks at alternative uses for food waste.

UKRI annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025 (document)

UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI’s) annual report and accounts for year 2024 to 2025.

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Driving innovative solutions to improve health and nutrition

Innovate UK and BBSRC announce £2.5 million investment for 13 projects to drive the design and development of innovative food and beverage products.

News 17 October 2024

Research to advance UK recycling capabilities: full stage

This is the second stage of this funding opportunity. You may only submit a full proposal if you have been invited by EPSRC.

Funding opportunity Closed

Research to advance UK recycling capabilities

Apply for funding for research to accelerate UK recycling capabilities. Projects will progress the development of more energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable, and economically viable recycling technologies and systems.

Funding opportunity Closed

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