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The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge will establish the UK as a leader in smart sustainable
packaging and support a reduction in waste entering the environment.
In total it will fund up to £60 million to support academic-led research to address known problems and to support
industry-led collaborative research and development of new technologies, matched by £149 million from
industry.
The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge will establish the UK as a leader in smart sustainable
packaging and support a reduction in waste entering the environment.
In total it will fund up to £60 million to support academic-led research to address known problems and to support
industry-led collaborative research and development of new technologies, matched by £149 million from
industry.
The Challenge aims to:
- Tackle the environmental impact of plastic packaging through the development of a more sustainable plastic packaging supply chain in the UK
- Drive research and innovation to develop more sustainable plastic packaging materials and designs, and enable new recycling processes and infrastructure
- Encourage collaboration and innovation in integrated circular supply chains using insights into consumer behaviour to reduce the environmental impacts of plastic packaging.