plastic bags

Waste

Is the government right to demonise plastic?

We need to be careful not to write off plastic entirely, argues Hubbub's Trewin Restorick

clock 31 January 2018 • 3 min read

Waste

Plastic waste crackdown: Theresa May to declare war on 'throwaway culture'

Plans for new plastic bottle deposit scheme and extensions to bag levy expected in Prime Minister's first major speech on the environment

clock 10 January 2018 • 3 min read

Waste

What my week without plastic taught me

Green Party's Deputy Leader Amelia Womack reflects on a week of plastic-free living

clock 15 December 2017 • 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

Waste

Kenya ushers in world's strictest plastic bag ban

Those who defy the new ban on single use plastic bags could face up to four years in jail or a fine of up to $38,000

clock 29 August 2017 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Tesco to scrap 5p single-use plastic bags

Retailer to stop offering single-use plastic bags, instead selling only 10p 'Bags for Life' made from 94 per cent recycled plastic

clock 07 August 2017 • 2 min read

Legislation

Plastic bag use in England tumbles thanks to 5p charge

New Defra data shows seven major retailers issued 83 per cent fewer bags in 2016/17 compared to calendar year 2014

clock 23 July 2017 • 2 min read

Recycling

Plastic pollution endangering UK wildlife, Greenpeace finds

Campaigners renew calls for bottle deposit scheme in Scotland as images emerge of seabirds poisoned by growing tide of plastic pollution

clock 26 June 2017 • 2 min read

Waste

Tesco to trial a phase-out of single-use 5p plastic bags

Select Tesco stores will sell only reusable bags in a 10-week trial that could lead to the single-use bags being phased out in all of its stores

clock 25 May 2017 • 2 min read