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Hotel group pledges to replace around 750,000 plastic straws used annually with paper-based straws in bid to reduce plastic waste

The new call for evidence on tackling plastic packaging is both welcome and a stark warning for businesses about the pace at which green issues can climb the political agenda

Sustainability charity Hubbub launches boat made from 99 per cent recycled plastic waste on Thames in bid to raise awareness of marine plastic pollution

Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy argues we can all help tackle plastic waste, and sustainability executives have a particularly important role to play

Environment Secretary urges interested parties to come forward with proposals for making bottle deposit schemes work in England following success overseas

Cash-strapped councils would save money thanks to reduced littering and landfill charges as well as having less recycling bins to collect, says report

Leading washing up liquid brand launches new bottle made of 100 per cent recycled plastic, including 19 per cent ocean plastic

Pub chain will switch to using biodegradable paper straws across the UK and Ireland by the end of this year

New inquiry will look into the viability of deposit schemes and taxes as ways to reduce impact of plastic waste on the environment

Hailed as a 'closed loop breakthrough', the new recycled plastic bottle took five years to develop