Winners of NextGen cup challenge announced
The NextGen Consortium, organised by Closed Loop Partners, has announced the winners of an open-sourced, global innovation challenge to redesign the fibre...
Retail sales witnessed the biggest decline in sales since 1995
Retail sales saw the biggest decrease in sales on record said the British Retail Consortium (BRC), as May 2019 delivered political and economy...
Litter from takeaway packaging is the consumer’s responsibility finds survey
A YouGov survey commissioned by waste management firm FCC found that 68% of participants said the individual consumer has the main responsibility for...
Plastic-free Trust Mark on packaging to appear in supermarkets this month
The world’s first plastic-free Trust Mark will be implemented into supermarkets this month, with the aim of helping consumers know which products are placed in environmentally-friendly packaging.
Iceland will be...
Viridor to work with retailers to change black plastic food grade packaging
Recycling company Viridor is working with retailers Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and food packaging manufacturer Faerch Plast to put recycled black plastic into new food grade packaging.
The result is a circular economic solution to this...
Danone and Loop Industries sign supply agreement
Technology firm Loop Industries has announced that it has completed a multi-year supply agreement with food and beverage firm Danone.
Co-op switch to compostable carrier bags
Retailer Co-op has announced that it is phasing out single-use plastic and switching its carrier bags for a compostable alternative.
This move is part of...
Landsec launch textile recycling scheme
Commercial property firm Landsec has announced that it is launching a recycling scheme for used clothes at Westgate, Oxford where customers will...
Waitrose to phase out glitter by 2020
Retailer Waitrose has pledged to make its own label cards, wrap, crackers, tags, flowers and plants glitter-free by Christmas 2020 or it will use an...
Lucozade sport to trial plastic-free, edible product at running events
Drinks company Lucozade Ribena Suntory has joined forces with materials engineering firm Skipping Rocks Lab to trial the Ooho! product at running events from September.
The Oohos are made...
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