Stevenage. Her DPhil

For years, we have been aware of the need to reduce our reliance on plastic. But there is a reason plastic is so ubiquitous in modern life. It is cheap, with tried and tested properties, and it has a huge variety of effective uses. For instance, plastic keeps food and drinks fresh during long transportation and on shop shelves. This is why plastic is so useful in packaging and why packaging is one of the most important areas to improve our sustainability by looking at plastic alternatives.