plastic

Demonstration plant to open next year for lab-engineered enzyme researchers claim can break down 90 per cent of PET plastic in 10 hours

Tearfund estimates that the open burning of companies’ plastic products in six focus countries spews roughly 4.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent into the atmosphere each year.

Bright Blue's Patrick Hall sets out four immediate actions the government should take to combat plastic waste

Environmental groups and green businesses broadly welcome strategy, which aims to 'make sustainable products the norm'

The initial headline-grabbing pledges to phase out single use plastic may have become old news, but the new normal is seeing hundreds of companies quietly advance their plastic reduction strategies

Heinz is exploring ways to roll out the initiative across other retailers, a move that could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 3300 tonnes a year.

Refill stations, recycling points, and a 'naked florist' are all to be trialled at a Leeds store

Colgate-Palmolive said it will share its tube technology with competitors in a bid to help make recyclable tubes an industry standard

Research highlights poorly thought-through approaches to tackling plastic pollution and failure of government leadership

As a major new report reveals the huge complexity shaping the industry response to the war on plastic, Green Alliance's Libby Peake argues a more coherent approach is urgently required