Co-op to remove plastic ‘bags for life’ as they become the new single-use carrier bag
The Co-op is to remove plastic “bags for life” from sale in all of its 2,600 stores, warning that the low-cost, reusable bag has become...
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Morrisons removes all plastic bags for life from UK stores
Supermarket retailer Morrisons is removing all plastic versions of its "bags for life" from stores nationwide, in favour of paper and...
Aldi launch trial of packaging-free products
Aldi has launched a trial selling its first packaging-free products to help customers shop more sustainably. The trial is available at...
60% of world's largest plastic packaging companies have no environmental policies
An analysis of 83 of the world's biggest publicly traded plastic packaging firms has found that almost two-thirds report no policies on...
Ocado removes 640,000 plastic nets in packaging redesign
The online grocery retailer has linked up with design agency JKR to create the new range, which also features updated artwork. The own...
Single-use plastic bags banned in Mallorca from March 20
The ban on single-use plastics will be enforced from Saturday, March 20 and plastic plates and straws and razors will gradually disappear...
Aldi to ban plastic egg packaging + remove 24 million pieces of plastic
Aldi has committed to remove plastic packaging from its entire egg range. The supermarket is switching from plastic packaging to pulp...
Burger King UK targets 0% single use plastic by 2025
Burger King® UK has set out its road map on sustainability, food quality and ethics in a new charter launched today entitled: Burger King...
Michelin to switch to 100% renewable, recycled and bio-based materials for its tyres by 2050
Inspired by the VISION concept tire introduced in 2017, an airless, connected, rechargeable and entirely sustainable solution, the...
Magnets, vacuums and tiny nets: the new fight against microplastics
When it comes to microplastics, there’s rarely good news. Researchers continue to find the tiny plastic fragments everywhere they look....
Colgate introduces manual toothbrush with a reusable handle and 80% less plastic
Over 495 million adult manual toothbrushes were purchased in the U.S. in 2020 and will likely end up in landfill because they cannot be...
Smarties packaging in switch to recyclable paper, 250 million plastic packs now made from paper
Smarties packaging has changed from plastic to paper worldwide, according to the manufacturer Nestlé. This move means that 250 million...
Waitrose ranked first for efforts to reduce plastics in Greenpeace report as it confirms latest plan
Waitrose has ranked first in Greenpeace’s annual league table, for the second year in a row, which looks at how supermarkets are reducing...
Heinz removes plastic from all multipack canned products with PEFC certified paperboard
Heinz continues to remove plastic from supermarket shelves with the launch of a convenient & skinny cardboard sleeves on all multipack...
Seagrass collects up to 900 million plastic items in the Mediterranean Sea each year
There is strong evidence that the seafloor constitutes a final sink for plastics from land sources. There is also evidence that part of...
Tesco confirms it removed 1 billion pieces of plastic in 2020
Tesco announces that it has removed one billion pieces of plastic from its UK business in just one year. In 2020, by working with its...
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
This year, Break Free From Plastic’s brand audit – “BRANDED Vol III: Demanding Corporate Accountability for Plastic Pollution” — an...
Tesco removes 20m items of plastic from Christmas range
The UK’s largest supermarket said its own-label crackers were plastic-free for the first time – cutting more than 14m pieces from the...
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