Your old plastic bottle … reborn as a towel, bag or swimsuit
First it was “bags for life”, chunky doormats and, more recently, clothing such as fleeces, swimwear and pack-away macs. Now […]
Month: July 2018
UK theme parks to offer half-price entry in exchange for used plastic bottles
Visitors to some of the UK’s most popular tourist attractions are to be offered half-price entry in exchange for used […]
UK’s plastic waste may be dumped overseas instead of recycled
Millions of tons of waste plastic from British businesses and homes may be ending up in landfill sites across the […]
One-third of UK supermarket plastic is not easily recyclable, analysis shows
Almost a third of plastic packaging used by UK supermarkets is either non-recyclable through standard collection schemes or difficult to […]
Adidas Will Use Only Recycled Plastics by 2024
Adidas has long been committed to the fight against single-use plastics. Since 2015, it has partnered with Parley for the […]
Starbucks to ditch plastic straws globally by 2020 to help environment
Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from its stores globally by 2020, in a nod to the growing push for businesses […]
Bacardi and Lonely Whale to Remove 1 Billion Plastic Straws to Ensure #TheFutureDoesntSuck
Bacardi, the world’s largest privately-owned spirits company, and Lonely Whale, the innovative oceans nonprofit helping Alaska Airlines reduce plastic use, […]
Can Norway help us solve the plastic crisis, one bottle at a time?
A bottle deposit hub on the outskirts of Oslo has had a stream of high-level international visitors. Can its success […]
Plastics Industry Loses Legal Bid Against Chile’s Landmark Bag Ban
Chile’s Constitutional Court ratified a bill that bans plastic bags across the country after rejecting an appeal from the plastic […]
Researchers race to make bioplastics from straw and food waste
New bioplastics are being made in laboratories from straw, wood chips and food waste, with researchers aiming to replace oil […]