plastic pollution

Much too little, far too late: The UK must phase out single-use plastics before 2042

Legislation

Much too little, far too late: The UK must phase out single-use plastics before 2042

We must move away from a 'take, make, waste' mentality to drastically reduce the amount of material we consume, argues Environmental Justice Foundation CEO Steve Trent

clock 08 October 2021 • 4 min read
'Beyond landfill packaging': Just Eat to trial reusable packaging service

Recycling

'Beyond landfill packaging': Just Eat to trial reusable packaging service

Partnership with reusable packaging company CLUBZERO aims to tackle plastic pollution from food delivery sector

clock 10 September 2021 • 2 min read

Recycling

One stop shop: Sainsbury's expands in-store recycling scheme for flexible plastics

Supermarket chain to offer in-store recycling of flexible plastic packaging nationwide following successful trial

clock 25 June 2021 • 2 min read

Waste

'Net zero plastic': Corona toasts plastic recovery milestone

Beer brand said it now recovers more plastic from the environment than it produces, as Waitrose announces expansion of its refillable food range

clock 08 June 2021 • 3 min read

Waste

'Unpacked': Packaging-free shopping forges ahead as Waitrose launches expanded trial

Supermarket ranked top in a Greenpeace report evaluating progress made by UK supermarkets in slashing plastic use

clock 26 January 2021 • 3 min read

Investment

Major banks 'co-responsible' for plastics crisis, first-of-its-kind investigation argues

The world’s biggest banks are indiscriminately funding firms responsible for devastating marine ecosystems and fuelling climate change via their plastics production, a new report from Portfolio Earth concludes

clock 07 January 2021 • 4 min read

Waste

Tesco toasts removal of one billion pieces of plastic from its shelves in 2020

Supermarket claims to have met its pledge to remove one billion pieces of plastic, working with suppliers to remove unnecessary and excessive packaging of products

clock 05 January 2021 • 2 min read

Waste

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

clock 19 November 2020 • 1 min read