single-use plastics

'Disappointing': Capri-Sun launches petition to overturn EU ban on plastic straws

Legislation

'Disappointing': Capri-Sun launches petition to overturn EU ban on plastic straws

Environmental campaigners slam soft drinks brand's campaign to bring back plastic straws as 'misleading' and 'dangerous'

clock 03 September 2024 • 3 min read
Government confirms expanded ban on single use plastics

Waste

Government confirms expanded ban on single use plastics

New ban on single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and some types of polystyrene cups and food containers to come into effect from October 

clock 14 January 2023 • 4 min read
Heineken raises glass to UK's greenest pubs

Efficiency

Heineken raises glass to UK's greenest pubs

Beer giant launches Green Pub Guide 2022, as it looks to celebrate the most sustainable pubs in the country

clock 11 August 2022 • 4 min read
Official: Distribution of supermarket single-use plastic bags down 97 per cent

Policy

Official: Distribution of supermarket single-use plastic bags down 97 per cent

Number of single-use plastic bags supplied by supermarkets has fallen 97 per cent since the 2015 introduction of the plastic bag charge tax

clock 01 August 2022 • 3 min read
'A positive step': Government eyes further bans on range of single-use plastic items

Policy

'A positive step': Government eyes further bans on range of single-use plastic items

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, expanded and extruded polystyrene cups, food, and beverage containers set for ban in latest government proposals, but campaigners urge Ministers to further strengthen recycling and re-use policies

clock 20 November 2021 • 5 min read
Scotland to ban raft of single-use plastic items from June 2022

Legislation

Scotland to ban raft of single-use plastic items from June 2022

New legislation will see plastic forks, knives and spoons phased out as part of latest effort to crack down on plastic waste

clock 15 November 2021 • 2 min read
Morrisons to remove plastic packaging from bananas

Waste

Morrisons to remove plastic packaging from bananas

New paper band will see 45 million single-use plastic bags removed from stores each year

clock 21 September 2021 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Report: Half of global single-use plastic waste traced to just 20 petrochemicals firms

Petrochemical firms such as ExxonMobil and Dow responsible for half of global single-use plastic waste, research finds

clock 18 May 2021 • 4 min read

Waste

How can governments turn the tide of plastic pollution post-pandemic?

As economies emerge from Covid-19, it is crucial governments set their sights on rapid action to curb plastic pollution worldwide, a new UNEP and WRI report implores

clock 06 April 2021 • 6 min read

Supply chain

Waitrose and Riverford hail progress in driving down plastic packaging

Supermarket to halve single use plastics in its Easter eggs and confectionary, as Riverford ditches plastic bags in its delivery boxes

clock 19 February 2021 • 2 min read