Government proposals for business collections will wipe out recycling companies, says The Recycling Association
The proposals in the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) consultation on business waste are anti-competitive and will force successful recycling businesses into administration,...
Just Eat trials home compostable sauce sachets
Takeaway food packaging is just one aspect of the plastic pollution issue. To combat this, Just Eat has launched a six-week trial of home...
Aluminium, glass and cartons might be as bad as plastic bottles for the environment
Replacing plastic bottles with aluminium cans, glass bottles or cartons will also damage the environment, according to a study by Green Alliance.
Waitrose to replace black plastic trays with multi-coloured recyclable ones
Supermarket Waitrose & Partners has announced that it will use coloured plastic trays instead of black plastics.
The new...
John Lewis launches JLAB plastic waste innovation programme
The John Lewis Partnership has today announced that its next JLAB innovation programme will focus on reducing the impact of plastic waste.
It is calling...
Digital deposit return scheme could save £3.3 billion if implemented
A digital deposit return scheme (DRS) could reduce the costs of implementation by £3.3 billion, according to a report commissioned by the...
Whittard of Chelsea move to 100% cardboard for online delivery
Tea, coffee and cocoa retailer Whittard of Chelsea has redesigned its online packaging to 100% cardboard and enabling it to remove plastic...
Costa Coffee to pay £70 a tonne for recycling of coffee cups
Major coffee chain Costa is to pay waste management companies a guaranteed £70 per tonne to collect coffee cups for recycling.
The company plans to...
Co-op shares unsold food with 250 charities
Following a successful trial at nine stores, Central England Co-op is rolling out a scheme to redirect all unsold food to local charities.
The new...
Trade associations write to Environment Secretary over complex business waste EPR proposals
Thirteen trade associations have sent a letter to Environment Secretary George Eustice over complex business waste proposals included in the Extended Producer...
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