plastic bags

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

Government reveals consultation later this year will include proposal to double current 5p charge on single-use plastic carrier bags

Single use plastic bags will be eliminated from the supermarket's stores by 2025

Michael Gove: 'It is only by working together we will reverse the rising tide of plastic waste finding its way into our rivers, seas and oceans'

Supermarket will roll out paper bags for loose fruit and vegetables in store as part of pledge to cut plastic waste

Scientists find an estimated 30 per cent drop in plastic bags on the seabed in the same timeframe as charges were introduced in European countries

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

Supermarket becomes the latest to announce it will 'phase-out' single use plastic bags from March this year

Supermarket chain sets out plans to reduce amount of plastic in its own-brand packaging by 10 per cent this year, among several other pledges

Dell's Louise Koch is looking for more businesses to join the tech giant's oceans plastics project