single-use plastics

Waste

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

clock 20 April 2020 • 7 min read

Waste

'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

clock 16 April 2020 • 3 min read

Policy

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

clock 17 March 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

'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'

clock 12 March 2020 • 4 min read

Waste

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

clock 10 March 2020 • 2 min read

Legislation

'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

clock 04 March 2020 • 3 min read

Management

Breaking the single-use cycle

Jo Gilroy is head of sustainability and environment at Kier Group

clock 02 March 2020 • 4 min read

Management

Consumers torn between sustainability and convenience, research shows

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

clock 27 February 2020 • 3 min read

Recycling

SC Johnson hits circular plastics economy home run

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

clock 28 January 2020 • 2 min read

Waste

Can you nudge people away from single use plastic?

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

clock 27 January 2020 • 3 min read