Deliveroo announce plans to reduce its plastic packaging
Deliveroo has announced that it will be taking action to reduce the quantity of plastic packaging used when delivering its take away meals, including steps to...
WRAP launches new Recycle Now campaign to fight plastic waste
A focus on recycling plastic is being launched by WRAP’s Recycle Now campaign.
Its Plastic Planet programme will include hard-hitting digital images and message aimed...
BBC to ban single-use plastics by 2020
The BBC has announced that it will be banning single-use plastics by 2020 following the Blue Planet II episode that showed the extent that...
Print & packaging industry recycling up for debate
Prismm Environmental managing director Mike Jackson will be challenging printers, packaging companies and label producers to scrutinise their recycling practices at a debate taking...
MPs pledge to cut single-use plastic in their daily lives
MPs have announced that they are pledging to cut their own use of single-use plastics in hope of leading by example in fighting marine...
Asda chief executive announces actions to tackle its plastic use in its stores
Asda president and chief executive Roger Burnley has announced that the retailer is taking action to reduce its plastic packaging use and to recycle more.
Commitments from Asda...
MP calls for big businesses to pay for plastic waste clean-up
Environmental Audit Committee and Swansea West Labour MP Geraint Davies has stated that big corporations should pay for the plastic waste problem in the UK, and...
Ryanair to be plastic free by 2023
Ryanair has announced that it has set a target to be plastic free in the next five years as part of its “Always Getting Better” plan.
The plan...
The good, the bad and the unrecyclable – what should we do about plastic...
Many UK consumers have been left frustrated and angry about reports that plastics they've sorted for recycling might still end up in landfill, or...
Big brands put on notice by Enval about inaction over plastic aluminium laminate waste
Enval has put big brands on notice about their inaction over the world’s 5,000,000 tonne problem of plastic aluminium laminate waste
The company’s chief executive Carlos Ludlow-Palafox...