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UKRI awards £8m to innovative plastic packaging waste projects
UKRI awards £8m to innovative plastic packaging waste projects

Research into compostable plastics, waste management systems, and 'hard-to-recycle' plastics among 10 projects to secure support from government-backed agency

  • Waste
  • 19 November 2020
Co-Op urges councils to fast-track food waste collection rollout
Co-Op urges councils to fast-track food waste collection rollout

Councils should seize opportunity to cut plastic waste and boost green gas production, supermarket says

  • Waste
  • 17 August 2019
Business needs to change the way it talks about the environment
Business needs to change the way it talks about the environment

Companies need to make sure they are staying on the pulse of fast-changing environmental language, argues Catering24's Karen Bird

  • Marketing
  • 16 August 2019
Supermarket giants advance plastic-slashing plans
Supermarket giants advance plastic-slashing plans

Aldi to trial new compostable shopping bags, as Sainsbury's ditches veg aisle plastic bags

  • Waste
  • 11 June 2019
First Mile launches recycling service for compostable packaging
First Mile launches recycling service for compostable packaging

UK-wide collection service will ensure compostable packaging disposed of properly

  • Technology
  • 09 May 2019
Are compostable plastics actually plastic?
Are compostable plastics actually plastic?

Compostable plastics may not be the best way out of the plastics crisis, warns Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy

  • Technology
  • 15 April 2019
Starbucks to trial greener takeaway cups in UK, US, and Canada
Starbucks to trial greener takeaway cups in UK, US, and Canada

But Greenpeace says new recyclable and compostable cups still rely on 'throwaway model'

  • Technology
  • 21 March 2019
Are biodegradable plastics the answer to ocean plastic pollution?
Are biodegradable plastics the answer to ocean plastic pollution?

Demand for biodegradable plastics may be soaring, but as Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy argues they are far from being a quick fix for the plastic waste challenge

  • Waste
  • 26 February 2019
Greengrocer Oliver Kay switches to compostable and recyclable packaging
Greengrocer Oliver Kay switches to compostable and recyclable packaging

Major fruit and veg supplier unveils raft of waste reduction initiatives

  • Supply chain
  • 07 January 2019
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  • 06 December 2018
Peacocks announces switch to bio-degradeable bags
Peacocks announces switch to bio-degradeable bags

Fashion retailer claims switch to bio-degradeable bags will help minimise its environmental footprint

  • Recycling
  • 14 November 2018
Secrets of the Disruptors: Iceland's Richard Walker
Secrets of the Disruptors: Iceland's Richard Walker

In the second extract from our Secrets of the Disruptors report, Iceland's managing director reveals his top 10 rules for success

  • Recycling
  • 23 October 2018
Co-op unveils 'compostable' bags as it plots single-use plastics ban
Co-op unveils 'compostable' bags as it plots single-use plastics ban

Supermarket plans to phase out own brand, single-use plastic packaging within five years, as rival Lidl announces ban on black plastic across fruit and veg range

  • Management
  • 22 September 2018
Lucozade trials compostable packaging at sporting events
Lucozade trials compostable packaging at sporting events

To cut down on plastic waste at marathons, Lucozade will start handing out sports drinks in seaweed-based compostable tubes

  • R&D
  • 30 August 2018
Cheers: Greene King debuts 'industry first' compostable straw solution
Cheers: Greene King debuts 'industry first' compostable straw solution

Company announces it is to introduce compostable straws at all its pubs, in a move that should stop 30 million plastic straws from being used each year

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  • 24 August 2018

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