plastic

'We have to reinvent almost everything': Meet the company building Europe's first fossil-free, degradable plastics plant

Technology

'We have to reinvent almost everything': Meet the company building Europe's first fossil-free, degradable plastics plant

Dutch firm Avantium manufactures plant-based plastics from fructose, and is also exploring captured CO2 as a future feedstock for fossil-free materials

clock 21 March 2022 • 12 min read
Viridor cuts ribbon on £317m Avonmouth plastic recycling and waste to energy plant

Recycling

Viridor cuts ribbon on £317m Avonmouth plastic recycling and waste to energy plant

Avonmouth facility capable of processing 80,000 tonnes of plastic every year while generating electricity from 320,000 tonnes of waste

clock 03 March 2022 • 3 min read
Clean sweep: Tesco to ban sale of wet wipes containing plastic

Waste

Clean sweep: Tesco to ban sale of wet wipes containing plastic

No wet wipes, pet wipes, cleaning wipes or tissues sold in Tesco stores will contain plastic by the end of 2022, the firm has said

clock 01 March 2022 • 2 min read
Lidl and Waitrose crowned the UK's 'greenest supermarkets'

Work

Lidl and Waitrose crowned the UK's 'greenest supermarkets'

Eco-ranking of UK's largest supermarkets underscores significant discrepancies between chains' performance on waste, emissions, and plastic

clock 04 February 2022 • 2 min read
An environmental duty: How non-exec directors can lead the way to a greener plastics industry

Supply chain

An environmental duty: How non-exec directors can lead the way to a greener plastics industry

Independent directors can hold companies' feet to the fire on plastics - they owe it to their shareholders as well as the planet, argues Planet Tracker's John Willis

clock 02 February 2022 • 5 min read
Morrisons buys stake in Fife recycling plant in bid to hit plastic goals

Recycling

Morrisons buys stake in Fife recycling plant in bid to hit plastic goals

Investment will allow supermarket chain to meet its aim of recycling as much plastic as it puts out to market by 2025, according to update

clock 16 November 2021 • 2 min read
Much too little, far too late: The UK must phase out single-use plastics before 2042

Legislation

Much too little, far too late: The UK must phase out single-use plastics before 2042

We must move away from a 'take, make, waste' mentality to drastically reduce the amount of material we consume, argues Environmental Justice Foundation CEO Steve Trent

clock 08 October 2021 • 4 min read
Second Asda 'refill store' opens in Glasgow ahead of COP26

Waste

Second Asda 'refill store' opens in Glasgow ahead of COP26

Products from household brands such as CIF, Kellogg's, and Yorkshire Tea will be available to buy unpackaged from the new store

clock 21 September 2021 • 2 min read
Supermarkets warned to ready themselves for plastic-related lawsuits

Risk

Supermarkets warned to ready themselves for plastic-related lawsuits

Food manufacturers and retailers could face legal action if they fail to tackle their reliance on plastic, according to ClientEarth

clock 10 September 2021 • 2 min read

BusinessGreen

Report proposes global treaty to end production of virgin plastic production by 2040

International group of scientists call for new plastics non-proliferation treaty that binds governments to ambitious target to phase out virgin plastic

clock 02 July 2021 • 3 min read