plastic straws
Legislation
Environmental campaigners slam soft drinks brand's campaign to bring back plastic straws as 'misleading' and 'dangerous'
03 September 2024
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3 min read
Legislation
Ban on single-use plastic items aims to 'strike the right balance' between green benefits and disability rights, government says
04 March 2020
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3 min read
Legislation
Long-expected move will see plastic drinks straws, stirrers, and cotton buds outlawed in England from April 2020
22 May 2019
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4 min read
Legislation
Legislation is now set to be confirmed by Council of Ministers, ready to take force in 2021
28 March 2019
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3 min read
Waste
Ice cream giant latest big brand to commit to remove single use plastics from its outlets
29 January 2019
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3 min read
Management
Fast food giant promises global phase-out of single use plastic by 2025,as Hershey becomes latest global brand to announce a science based emissions target
25 January 2019
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2 min read
Supply chain
Operator Merlin Entertainments to phase out plastic straws at all its owned attractions worldwide by the end of 2018
26 November 2018
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2 min read
Waste
It may be a case of gesture politics, argues Tom Chivers, but a ban on plastic straws is part of a trend that is helping to unlock wider change
31 October 2018
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4 min read
Legislation
Ban could be in place in just 12 months - but is it a win-win for the environment and businesses?
22 October 2018
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6 min read
Waste
All single-use plastic straws will be removed from UK and Ireland stores by October as part of flatpack giant's push to eliminate single-use plastics across its operations by 2020
17 July 2018
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1 min read
