New York plastic bag ban: NY state to bring in new laws on single use plastic from March next year
Plastic bags will be banned in New York State from March next year, according to the latest plan proposed by […]
Month: March 2019
Greenpeace says Sainsbury’s is “worst” supermarket for reducing plastic waste
Greenpeace has criticised Sainsbury’s for failing to reduce the amount of plastic waste it produces. The environmental charity has targeted […]
Australia faces deepening recycling crisis as India bans plastic waste imports
Australia’s waste crisis is set to escalate, with India this month completely banning plastic waste imports a year after China’s […]
Newcastle United eliminates single use plastic from training ground
Newcastle United Football Club has become one of the first Premier League clubs to eliminate single-use plastic water bottles from […]
Lucozade Ribena Suntory Announces Fully Recyclable Bottle Redesign
Lucozade Ribena Suntory has announced the launch of an ambitious redesign project of its Ribena bottles to ensure all its […]
Morrisons removes expanded polystyrene from own brand packs
Morrisons has announced the removal of expanded polystyrene packaging from all of its own brand groceries. The supermarket said it […]
How are supermarkets tackling plastic pollution and food waste?
Overview of what some of the UK’s biggest stores are doing to tackle plastic pollution and food waste. To find […]
European parliament votes to ban single-use plastics
The European Parliament has approved legislation which paves the way for a 90% collection target for plastic bottles by 2029, […]
Environmental campaigners to test River Clyde for plastic pollution
Environmentalists are testing water from the river Clyde as part of an investigation into plastic pollution around the UK. Greenpeace […]
Big-name corporates collaborate to spur plastics recycling progress in Africa
A group of four multinational corporations – Unilever, Nestle, Diageo and The Coca-Cola Company – have launched a joint initiative […]