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Plastic shrink-wrap to hold multipack cans together is to be be replaced with sustainably sourced cardboard

Beauty giant says it is going back to its 'activist roots' with new store concept opening in Bond Street today

Supermarket currently uses 120,000 tonnes of plastic packaging each year, but aims to switch to alternative materials and embrace lightweighting and refillable packaging in pursuit of new target

Committee says UK should reduce use of plastics rather than replace it with other materials

Packaging firm targets the millions of disposable coffee cups used by commuters, which it says are falling through the gaps of the recycling system

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

Global toy giant says it will start phasing out plastic packaging across its iconic portfolio from next year

No own-brand tampons will use plastic applicators as supermarket bids to 'remove unnecessary plastic' from its product lines

We can't just replace plastic water bottles with other single-use packaging materials, argues Green Alliance's Libby Peake

Beer giant is promising to cut emissions by 50 per cent and ensure all packaging is 100 per cent reusable, recyclable, compostable or biodegradeable by 2025