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single-use plastics

Plastics Pact: UK firms slash 'unnecessary' plastic packaging in 2019
Plastics Pact: UK firms slash 'unnecessary' plastic packaging in 2019

More than 150 retailers, manufactures and brands collectively reduced tonnage of single-use plastic packaging sold by 30 per cent

  • Waste
  • 08 December 2020
Sachet away: MPs and business leaders call for ban on plastic sample sachets
Sachet away: MPs and business leaders call for ban on plastic sample sachets

Campaign estimates 122 billion plastic sachets containing free samples of perfumes, skincare, and other products are produced each year

  • Waste
  • 26 November 2020
Ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds comes into force in England
Ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds comes into force in England

The long-delayed ban on single-use plastic items in England is aimed at stemming the rising tide of plastic waste entering environment and oceans

  • Policy
  • 01 October 2020
'Horrific': Iceland details full scale of plastic packaging sold in its stores
'Horrific': Iceland details full scale of plastic packaging sold in its stores

Iceland managing director Richard Walker calls on government to make plastic packaging tonnage disclosure mandatory in order to tackle plastic pollution crisis

  • Waste
  • 17 September 2020
Plastic Pact launches in the US as industry giants pledge action
Plastic Pact launches in the US as industry giants pledge action

Top brands and retail giants come together with a pledge to redouble efforts to curb plastic waste

  • Waste
  • 25 August 2020
Public urged to wear reusable face masks to help curb plastic waste
Public urged to wear reusable face masks to help curb plastic waste

Reusable face masks reduce risk of Covid-19 infection and prevent single-use plastic waste, say green groups

  • Waste
  • 24 July 2020
Is Covid-19 being used to lobby against the single-use plastic crackdown?
Is Covid-19 being used to lobby against the single-use plastic crackdown?

Group of academics, campaigners and politicians warn against delaying plastic pollution crackdowns in US and UK

  • Waste
  • 21 April 2020
'Very disappointing': Government delays ban on plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds
'Very disappointing': Government delays ban on plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds

Government delays implementation of single-use plastic ban until October 2020, citing coronavirus disruption

  • Waste
  • 16 April 2020
Tackling the scourge of plastic waste requires ambitious policies
Tackling the scourge of plastic waste requires ambitious policies

Bright Blue's Patrick Hall sets out four immediate actions the government should take to combat plastic waste

  • Policy
  • 17 March 2020
'Huge potential': EU targets throwaway culture with sweeping circular economy plan
'Huge potential': EU targets throwaway culture with sweeping circular economy plan

Environmental groups and green businesses broadly welcome strategy, which aims to 'make sustainable products the norm'

  • Policy
  • 12 March 2020
Iceland cuts own-brand plastic packaging by 29 per cent
Iceland cuts own-brand plastic packaging by 29 per cent

Supermarket claims engaging with its suppliers and customers has been key to reducing plastic from own-brand products

  • Waste
  • 10 March 2020
'Turn the tide': Clamp down on plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds moves forward
'Turn the tide': Clamp down on plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds moves forward

Ban on single-use plastic items aims to 'strike the right balance' between green benefits and disability rights, government says

  • Legislation
  • 04 March 2020
Breaking the single-use cycle
Breaking the single-use cycle

Jo Gilroy is head of sustainability and environment at Kier Group

  • Management
  • 02 March 2020
Consumers torn between sustainability and convenience, research shows
Consumers torn between sustainability and convenience, research shows

Visual imagery is increasingly influential in shaping consumer perceptions, the research from Getty Images shows

  • Management
  • 27 February 2020
SC Johnson hits circular plastics economy home run
SC Johnson hits circular plastics economy home run

SC Johnson is partnering with the Milwaukee Brewers for its latest plastic-busting initative

  • Recycling
  • 28 January 2020
Can you nudge people away from single use plastic?
Can you nudge people away from single use plastic?

Hubbub's Trewin Restorick asks the burning question on plastic waste

  • Waste
  • 27 January 2020
Accor joins new Global Tourism Plastics Initiative with fresh wave of waste-reduction pledges
Accor joins new Global Tourism Plastics Initiative with fresh wave of waste-reduction pledges

Accor is to rollout a series of solutions to replace single-use plastic, including shampoo dispensers, water filtration taps, and reusable dishes

  • Waste
  • 24 January 2020
Aldi joins campaign to turn back the period products plastics tide
Aldi joins campaign to turn back the period products plastics tide

German discount supermarket Aldi is removing plastic applicators from its own-brand tampons from the end of this month

  • Waste
  • 23 January 2020
'Counterproductive': Supermarket plastic crackdown risks graver environmental harm, report warns
'Counterproductive': Supermarket plastic crackdown risks graver environmental harm, report warns

Research highlights poorly thought-through approaches to tackling plastic pollution and failure of government leadership

  • Policy
  • 09 January 2020
Supermarkets increase plastic use despite promises
Supermarkets increase plastic use despite promises

Buoyant sales and slow action on packaging of branded products threatens supermarket plastic reduction pledges, research reveals

  • Management
  • 28 November 2019
Selfridges cleans up beauty aisle with ban on single-use wipes
Selfridges cleans up beauty aisle with ban on single-use wipes

Customer research found significant concern for the impact of plastic pollution, but low awareness that wipes contain plastic

  • Management
  • 27 November 2019
Politicians should prioritise climate action over economic growth, UK consumers say
Politicians should prioritise climate action over economic growth, UK consumers say

More than 70 per cent of UK consumers say slower economic growth is a price worth paying to save the planet

  • Policy
  • 26 November 2019
Premier Inn owner to wipe out unnecessary single use plastics by 2025
Premier Inn owner to wipe out unnecessary single use plastics by 2025

Parent company Whitbread promises a 'root and branch' review of plastic use to cut back on single use plastics

  • Technology
  • 22 November 2019
Iceland unwraps plastic-free Christmas dinner range
Iceland unwraps plastic-free Christmas dinner range

Supermarket offers customers festive dinners of starters, mains, and desserts completely free of plastic packaging

  • Waste
  • 22 November 2019
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