plastics

Technology

'Blind spot': IEA predicts spike in carbon pollution from plastics

Outcry over single-use plastics not enough to curb rocketing use of the material and rising CO2 emissions, IEA warns

clock 05 October 2018 • 3 min read

Recycling

Volvo urges auto industry suppliers to rev up recycled plastics offering

Auto giant announces target to source at least a quarter of plastics used in its cars from recycled material by 2025

clock 19 June 2018 • 2 min read

R&D

Government launches £20m Plastics Research and Innovation Fund

New fund to bolster efforts to produce more sustainable and recyclable plastics, as Ministers reveal call for evidence on plastics tax has attracted a record record 130,000 responses

clock 18 June 2018 • 3 min read

Recycling

Quorn promises to ditch black plastic packaging

Meat-free food manufacturer promises to stop using black plastic trays, following confirmation last year such packaging is sent to landfill

clock 06 June 2018 • 2 min read

Management

How to reshape your plastic strategy in five steps

Advice from the experts about the do's and don'ts of a good plastic waste reduction programme

clock 01 June 2018 • 5 min read

Recycling

Food and drink giants unite in promise to wage war on plastic waste

ASDA, Lidl, Tesco and Waitrose among more than 40 of the UK's biggest food and drink firms backing new pledge to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastics

clock 26 April 2018 • 6 min read

Politics

Green Party trashes government green policy, calls for bolder ambition

Co-leaders Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley use Spring conference speech to dismiss 25 Year Environment Plan as 'desperately disappointing'

clock 05 March 2018 • 2 min read