Tag: plastic waste

Morrisons to Drop Single-Use Plastic Bags within Months

Morrissons has become the latest recruit to the war on plastic, announcing it will begin to "phase out" single-use plastic bags across its stores from March. The ban will mean single use plastic...

Evian Vows to Become ‘100 Per Cent Circular Brand’ by 2025

Bottled water giant Evian has become the latest high profile brand to announce sweeping plans to crackdown on plastic waste, unveiling a new goal to become a "100 per cent circular brand"...

Scotland Moves to Ban Plastic Cotton Buds

The Scottish government has today revealed new plans to become the first UK country to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic cotton buds, one of the most common pieces of litter...

Brits to Throw Out 100 Million Plastic Straws and Cups this Christmas

New research has this week estimated that the British public will use almost 300 million plastic straws and cups over the festive party season, with a third of the resulting waste not...

Dell and General Motors Join Effort to Drive Out Ocean Plastics

A group of businesses led by the NGO Lonely Whale yesterday revealed plans to build the first commercial-scale ocean-friendly plastic supply chain, in the latest sign of the growing momentum behind efforts...

2 UK Supermarkets Back Plastic Bottle Deposit Return Scheme Rollout

A number of countries in Europe (and elsewhere) currently employ plastic bottle deposit return programs — programs which essentially pay consumers to return their used plastic bottles to grocery stores where they...

UK Environment Department Using 1,400 Disposable Coffee Cups a Day

More than 2.5m disposable cups have been purchased by the UK's environment department for use in its restaurants and cafes over the past five years - equivalent to nearly 1,400 a day. The...

The Amount of Plastic Produced in a Year is Roughly the Same as the Entire Weight of Humanity

The former boss of Asda is calling for supermarkets to stop using plastic packaging saying billions of pounds of investment in recycling has failed to resolve the world’s plastic proliferation crisis. Andy Clarke,...

Wetherspoons Bans Plastic Straws

JD Wetherspoons has announced it will stop using plastic straws across its 900 pubs in the UK and Ireland by the end of this year, in a bid to curb plastic pollution. Instead...

Tesco to Scrap 5p Single-Use Plastic Bags

Tesco shoppers will soon only be able to buy 10p 'Bags for Life' in stores, after the retailer announced plans to stop offering single-use 5p plastic carrier bags in a bid to...

Rubbish Acting? Coca-Cola Airs TV Advert Animated Entirely from Recycled Bottles

Coca-Cola has aired its first ever TV advert animated entirely from 100 per cent recycled packaging with the aim of encouraging more consumers to recycle used plastic bottles. The soft drinks giant's 'Love...

Over 8.3 Billion Metric Tons Of Plastics Made By Humans To Date, Most Of Which Now Litter

More than 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics have been produced by humans since large-scale production began back in the 1950s, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances. Almost...

Report: Offer Londoners Cash to Cut ‘Out of Control’ Plastic Bottle Waste

The Mayor of London should look at offering residents free water refills and bottle return schemes in order to combat the capital's 'out of control' plastic waste problem, according to the London...

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