single-use plastics

Investment

Recycling boost: Black plastic recycling tech awarded £800,000 grant

Innovate UK grants funding to develop 'PolyMet' technology that removes pigment in coloured rigid plastic to make it easier to recycle

clock 26 February 2019 • 2 min read

Policy

Plastics, palm oil, and veganism: How prepared are consumer goods firms for climate risk?

CDP report shows that actions to capitalise on greener consumer trends can boost revenues while also tackling physical climate risks

clock 25 February 2019 • 10 min read

Legislation

Draft UK law seeks to create Committee on Plastic Pollution

First reading of bill backed by cross-party group of MPs aims to 'significantly cut plastic waste and pollution' by 2042

clock 25 February 2019 • 5 min read

Supply chain

Iceland launches plastic bottle recycling trial at Belfast store

Retailer also extends trial of deposit return scheme for another six months at four stores in England, Wales, and Scotland

clock 29 January 2019 • 3 min read

Supply chain

Schools urged to eliminate single use plastics by 2022

Government also confirms previously trailed plans to raise plastic bag levy from 5p to 10p across all shops in England

clock 27 December 2018 • 4 min read

Supply chain

Plastic straws to disappear from Legoland, Madame Tussauds, and Sea Life attractions

Operator Merlin Entertainments to phase out plastic straws at all its owned attractions worldwide by the end of 2018

clock 26 November 2018 • 2 min read

Supply chain

AMT Coffee brews up fully compostable plant-based cups and lids

UK coffee retailer rolls out bio-compostable cups and lids, which it claims naturally decompose within a year

clock 21 November 2018 • 2 min read

Supply chain

UK supermarkets selling 59 billion single use plastic items a year, research reveals

Greenpeace and Environmental Investigation Agency accuse supermarkets of acting too slowly to eradicate single use plastics

clock 15 November 2018 • 4 min read

Marketing

How 'Single-use' became the 2018 Word of the Year

Collins Dictionary names 'single-use' the 2018 Word of the Year in recognition of spike in public concern over plastic pollution

clock 07 November 2018 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Plastic crackdown: Europe moves to ban single-use plastic

Europe-wide ban could be in place on certain items by 2021 - but is the war on plastics a distraction from the climate fight?

clock 25 October 2018 • 7 min read