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Bioplastic

Waste

Don't throw the environmental benefits out with the plastic straw

The blitz of measures to tackle plastic waste is hugely welcome, but there is no point pretending they don't come with significant risks attached

clock 27 April 2018 • 8 min read

Recycling

Blenheim Palace to phase out single use plastic

UNESCO World Heritage Site is replacing plastic bottles, straws and cups with paper and glass alternatives

clock 15 April 2018 • 1 min read

Supply chain

First sustainable Lego pieces to go on sale

Range including leaves, bushes and trees made entirely from plant-based plastic sourced from sugar cane will be available later this year

clock 02 March 2018 • 2 min read

Waste

Takeaway giants order plastic waste crack down

Just Eat to trial option for customers to refuse plastic items, while Deliveroo promises to offer partner restaurants sustainable packaging alternatives

clock 01 March 2018 • 3 min read

Recycling

World's first plastic-free supermarket aisle unveiled in Amsterdam

Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza first to host plastic-free aisle, where food is wrapped in biodegradeable plastic and packaging is made from metal, glass, and cardboard

clock 28 February 2018 • 3 min read

Taxation

Treasury quizzed over 'slow' progress on plastic tax plans

Chair of Environmental Audit Committee Mary Creagh writes to Chancellor Philip Hammond to ask where is the government's promised call for evidence on proposed plastic tax?

clock 22 February 2018 • 3 min read

Waste

Degradable bags: Businesses and NGOs back calls for 'oxo-degradable' plastics ban

M&S, PepsiCo and Unilever among 150 organisations calling for ban on oxo-degradable plastics, which are thought to be a major cause of microplastic pollution

clock 06 November 2017 • 2 min read

Recycling

How do you shift conventional plastics into the renewable resource arena?

Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy explores the innovation in the world of plastic that is quietly curbing the sector's environmental footprint

clock 25 September 2017 • 3 min read

Technology

Got plants? Bio-based shoes, lingerie, auto parts and more

From corn shoes manufactured by Reebok to lingerie fabric Naia made by Eastman to all sorts of packaging and electronics, bio-based, compostable products are reaching market

clock 12 May 2017 • 5 min read

Waste

Total embarks on bioplastics venture

Total Corbion PLA will produce and market bio-based and biodegradable plastics

clock 06 March 2017 • 1 min read
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