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The government's Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) has said it will sort fact from fiction concerning the packaging industry with its new 28pp booklet Packaging in Perspective.

According to the publication, packaging makes up less than 3% of all the UK’s solid waste and more than 60% of all packaging is recycled, dispelling the widely held image of it as a significant contributor to landfill levels.

Jane Bickerstaffe, director of the Industry Council for Packaging & the Environment (INCPEN) and ACP member, said: "Packaging in Perspective answers some of the frequently asked questions about packaging with clear, factual information."

She added: "It may be more than you ever wanted to know about packaging, but unlike some of the things you may hear and read, it is accurate."