plastic bottles
Recycling
Since May 2018 the retailer has collected more than one million plastic bottles from five stores, with 96 per cent of shoppers supporting a nationwide roll out of the deposit return scheme
27 August 2019
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Investment
Government teams up with Sky to support innovations such as biodegradable water bottles, packaging made from seaweed, and plastic-free tampons
09 August 2019
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Waste
New study from environmental think tank Green Alliance finds canned water products are only fractionally better for the environment than plastic bottles
06 August 2019
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4 min read
Waste
Hotelier behind Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Regent Hotels & Resorts to replace mini plastic shampoo bottles with larger refillables across entire estate
30 July 2019
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2 min read
Waste
Work starts on first wave of 100 fountains to be installed in drive to cut single-use plastics
18 July 2019
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3 min read
Supply chain
Reverse vending machines offering half price tickets to tourist attractions in exchange for used plastic bottles have been rolled out again this summer
12 July 2019
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Policy
A Deposit Return Scheme enabling the take back of used bottles and drinks cans could deliver a huge economic boost, CPRE claims
10 July 2019
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3 min read
Waste
Customers can now buy small top-up Cif bottles with diluted cleaning spray fluid, saving them money, plastic and CO2
09 July 2019
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Recycling
Tennis Championships will sell 100 per cent recycled plastic Evian bottles as part of range of measures to promote recycling
01 July 2019
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2 min read
Technology
Nestle, PepsiCo, and Suntory have joined L'Oreal in supporting development of an innovative recycling technique that uses enzymes to break down PET plastic
30 April 2019
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2 min read
