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Child's play: Mattel eyes 100 per cent recycled and recyclable toys by 2030
Child's play: Mattel eyes 100 per cent recycled and recyclable toys by 2030

Firm behind Barbie, Hot Wheels and Fisher-Price plans to launch first toy made from and packaged in green materials in early 2020

  • Recycling
  • 19 December 2019
Money for old rope? Credit card reader made from recycled plastic fishing nets unveiled
Money for old rope? Credit card reader made from recycled plastic fishing nets unveiled

iZettle claims product is made from 75 per cent recycled plastic fishing nets and ropes recovered from North and Baltic seas

  • Recycling
  • 25 November 2019
Premier Inn owner to wipe out unnecessary single use plastics by 2025
Premier Inn owner to wipe out unnecessary single use plastics by 2025

Parent company Whitbread promises a 'root and branch' review of plastic use to cut back on single use plastics

  • Technology
  • 22 November 2019
Iceland unwraps plastic-free Christmas dinner range
Iceland unwraps plastic-free Christmas dinner range

Supermarket offers customers festive dinners of starters, mains, and desserts completely free of plastic packaging

  • Waste
  • 22 November 2019
McFlurry makeover: McDonald's serves up menu of plastic waste reduction measures
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

  • Recycling
  • 14 November 2019
Cleaning up: P&G to double recycled plastic in household product packaging
Cleaning up: P&G to double recycled plastic in household product packaging

Consumers goods giant claims 300 million cleaning bottles will be made from recycled plastic in Europe from early 2020

  • Recycling
  • 25 October 2019
Boots aims to turn over a clean sheet with biodegradable baby wipes
Boots aims to turn over a clean sheet with biodegradable baby wipes

Switch to sustainable viscose material could save 200 tonnes of plastic each year, according to retailer

  • Waste
  • 03 October 2019
Minderoo Foundation pledges $300m to create 'cashable commodity' from plastic waste
Minderoo Foundation pledges $300m to create 'cashable commodity' from plastic waste

Philanthropic group unveils plans for voluntary payments on virgin plastics derived from fossil fuels in bid to boost demand for recycled plastics

  • Recycling
  • 25 September 2019
Suntory targets '100 per cent sustainable' plastic packaging across Europe by 2030
Suntory targets '100 per cent sustainable' plastic packaging across Europe by 2030

Firm behind brands such as Lucozade and Orangina aims to eradicate virgin plastic from its products by 2030, shifting instead to recycled or plant-based alternatives

  • Recycling
  • 12 September 2019
Are plastics primed to be the next carbon bubble victim?
Are plastics primed to be the next carbon bubble victim?

Plastic could become the new pariah in some investment circles, as analysts warn investors off firms with prolific single-use plastic production and use

  • Technology
  • 29 August 2019
Aldi moves to scrap plastic from tinned tuna packaging
Aldi moves to scrap plastic from tinned tuna packaging

Supermarket chain to start selling four-packs of canned tuna chunks with cardboard sleeves instead of plastic

  • Supply chain
  • 29 August 2019
Greener parties: Ball Corp unveils first aluminium cup in bid to cut plastic waste
Greener parties: Ball Corp unveils first aluminium cup in bid to cut plastic waste

Can giant promises aluminium cup is an 'infinitely recyclable' replacement for plastic cups

  • Technology
  • 28 August 2019
Green drive: Bristol housing estate's roads to be paved with plastic waste
Green drive: Bristol housing estate's roads to be paved with plastic waste

Roads and driveways at City Council's 133-home Ashton Rise development will be paved using residents' waste plastic

  • Buildings
  • 28 August 2019
'They are everywhere': WHO calls for research into health impacts of microplastics pollution
'They are everywhere': WHO calls for research into health impacts of microplastics pollution

Huge numbers of tiny particles of plastics in water supplies are unlikely to post serious health risk, but data is 'extremely limited' UN health body warns

  • Waste
  • 23 August 2019
Co-Op urges councils to fast-track food waste collection rollout
Co-Op urges councils to fast-track food waste collection rollout

Councils should seize opportunity to cut plastic waste and boost green gas production, supermarket says

  • Waste
  • 17 August 2019
Aldi raises the steaks with cardboard packaging plan
Aldi raises the steaks with cardboard packaging plan

Supermarket says steak packaging made from cardboard could cut 240 tonnes of plastic waste each year

  • Recycling
  • 12 August 2019
'Trailblazing': Sky announces 10 plastic waste-busting firms share in £6m funding pot
'Trailblazing': Sky announces 10 plastic waste-busting firms share in £6m funding pot

Government teams up with Sky to support innovations such as biodegradable water bottles, packaging made from seaweed, and plastic-free tampons

  • Investment
  • 09 August 2019
Global plastics recycling market could reach $40bn in 2019
Global plastics recycling market could reach $40bn in 2019

China's waste ban fuelling investment from other countries in domestic plastics recycling infrastructure, according to analysis from Frost & Sullivan

  • Recycling
  • 09 August 2019
Miniature move: Hotel giant IHG kicks out mini plastic shampoo bottles
Miniature move: Hotel giant IHG kicks out mini plastic shampoo bottles

Hotelier behind Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Regent Hotels & Resorts to replace mini plastic shampoo bottles with larger refillables across entire estate

  • Waste
  • 30 July 2019
Should businesses rid themselves of plastic? If only it were that simple
Should businesses rid themselves of plastic? If only it were that simple

Ecosurety CEO James Piper urges businesses to be aware that eliminating plastic packaging altogether may not always be the most sustainable solution

  • Policy
  • 15 July 2019
Danone, Nestlé, Tetra Pak launch recycling credit scheme in bid to 'jumpstart' circular economy
Danone, Nestlé, Tetra Pak launch recycling credit scheme in bid to 'jumpstart' circular economy

3R initiative launched today by Danone, Veolia, Nestle and Tetra Pak will promote market-based systems to tackling waste

  • Waste
  • 11 June 2019
Global briefing: Climate change key priority in groundbreaking NZ 'Wellbeing Budget'
Global briefing: Climate change key priority in groundbreaking NZ 'Wellbeing Budget'

BusinessGreen brings you all the news from around the world this week

  • Management
  • 31 May 2019
'Ground-breaking': Viridor plans £65m plastics recycling plant powered by waste
'Ground-breaking': Viridor plans £65m plastics recycling plant powered by waste

The facility will produce over 60,000 tonnes of recovered plastics for use in new products, using electricity from neighbouring waste-to-energy plant

  • Energy
  • 30 May 2019
Gove confirms plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds ban will go ahead
Gove confirms plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds ban will go ahead

Long-expected move will see plastic drinks straws, stirrers, and cotton buds outlawed in England from April 2020

  • Legislation
  • 22 May 2019
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