plastic packaging
Plastics Pact: UK firms slash 'unnecessary' plastic packaging in 2019
More than 150 retailers, manufactures and brands collectively reduced tonnage of single-use plastic packaging sold by 30 per cent
Chicken and cereal open up new front in war on plastic
Tesco announces it is removing plastic trays from its fresh chicken, as Aldi unveils fully recyclable cereal packaging
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
Packaging developer Choose toasts 'world's first' biodegradable paper bottle
The fully biodegradable and compostable packaging innovation has been developed in Edinburgh with support from Innovate UK and Sky Ocean Ventures
'The world is moving on': Coca-Cola's Therese Noorlander on plastic, packaging, and youth activism
Coca-Cola's sustainability director for Europe Therese Noordlander talks to BusinessGreen about the drinks giant's mission to drive down emissions and ramp up its recycling efforts
Plastics recycling: Four 'cutting edge' facilities secure £20m UKRI funding
Government research body announces fresh support for plastics recycling facilities alongside £65m of industry investment
'Horrific': Iceland details full scale of plastic packaging sold in its stores
Iceland managing director Richard Walker calls on government to make plastic packaging tonnage disclosure mandatory in order to tackle plastic pollution crisis
Make Up Not Make Waste: L'Oreal announces raft of recycling initiatives
The new initiatives build on L'Oreal's ambitious 2030 sustainability strategy, launched in June
Ineos moves to ramp up recycled plastics offering
UK chemicals firm INEOS announces it has made progress incorporating recycled plastics into more challenging applications, as Coca-Cola launches two new recycled plastics commitments in Europe
Aldi rolls out cardboard steak packaging, as Absolut toasts paper vodka bottles
Latest packaging innovations aimed at cutting back on plastic and carbon emissions, according to firms
Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics
With the launch of the US branch of the Plastics Pact the case for corporates to step up their plastic waste reduction efforts are becoming clearer than ever
Naked strips out virgin plastics with 100 per cent recycled bottles
The move makes it the only UK juice or smoothie brand using 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging, manufacturer PepsiCo claims
Plastic Pact launches in the US as industry giants pledge action
Top brands and retail giants come together with a pledge to redouble efforts to curb plastic waste
Which plastics tax? Policymakers face fresh pressure over plastics tax and compostable packaging
Environmental arguments are continuing to be made both for and against the inclusion of compostable plastics in the government's planned plastics tax
Green grips: Heineken switches plastic for compostable cardboard on beer multipacks
The innovation is now in place on UK cans of Foster's, Kronenbourg and Heineken, with the rest of Heineken's portfolio set to follow in 2021
In the Loop: Radical zero-waste shopping scheme launches in UK
Tesco and Terracycle team up to launch new packaging re-use delivering model in the UK
Cathedral City launches solution to cheese's plastic recycling challenge
Leading brand launches new effort to recycle flexible film packaging
'A watershed moment': Kimberly-Clark pledges to halve environmental footprint within 10 years
Personal care giant confirms science based emissions target and vows to cut forest and water footprints by 50 per cent
Iceland cuts own-brand plastic packaging by 29 per cent
Supermarket claims engaging with its suppliers and customers has been key to reducing plastic from own-brand products
P&G to ramp up recycled plastic in its packaging with five-year Viridor deal
Agreement will see recycling firm Viridor supply consumer goods giant with recycled plastic for use in its packaging
Accor joins new Global Tourism Plastics Initiative with fresh wave of waste-reduction pledges
Accor is to rollout a series of solutions to replace single-use plastic, including shampoo dispensers, water filtration taps, and reusable dishes
Iceland unwraps plastic-free Christmas dinner range
Supermarket offers customers festive dinners of starters, mains, and desserts completely free of plastic packaging
McFlurry makeover: McDonald's serves up menu of plastic waste reduction measures
Fast food chain's new measures include cutting plastic drink and ice cream packaging in Europe and trialing edible packaging in Ukraine