PepsiCo has goal to reduce the use of virgin plastics by 35% by 2025
In late 2019, PepsiCo set a new target for 2025 to reduce the use of virgin plastics for its beverage brands by 35% through the increased...
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Mayor Young signs law banning plastic bags in Baltimore
Baltimore has officially banned single-use plastic bags at retailers in the city starting in 2021. The new law forbids grocers and other...
Plastic bag ban passes Washington Senate again
The Washington Senate has once again approved a measure to ban single-use plastic bags. The chamber voted 30-19 Wednesday to re-pass the...
Asda launches refill stations at 'sustainability store' to reduce plastic
Asda is launching a new “sustainability store” where shoppers will be able to fill containers with own-brand products as well as...
Cadbury Launches Paper Packaging Trial in New Zealand
Mondelēz International has launched its Cadbury Energy bar in new packaging made from 100% recyclable sustainably sourced paper that will...
UK is on target towards recycling 70% of plastic packaging by 2025
WRAP reveals UK is on target to reduce plastic. In its first annual report for the UK Plastics Pact, the organisation added that members...
Colgate launches recyclable toothpaste tube and will share its tube technology with competitors
Colgate-Palmolive said it will share its tube technology with competitors in a bid to help make recyclable tubes an industry standard...
2020 sees single-use plastic products now removed from the IKEA home furnishing range in all stores
Phasing out single-use plastic Single-use plastic items pollute ecosystems if not disposed of responsibly. As part of our commitment to...
Petition calls for Jersey plastic bag ban
An online petition is calling for Jersey's government to introduce a ban on plastic carrier bags. The petition on the States' website...
US supermarket Wegmans to remove plastic bags in New York stores starting Jan 27th
Privately owned American supermarket chain Wegmans has revealed plans to remove single-use plastic bags in New York stores, starting from...
The Co-op Group has announced a switch to 100% own-brand recyclable packaging by summer 2020
The Co-op Group has announced a switch to 100% own-brand recyclable packaging, alongside the largest-ever UK-wide scheme to recycle...
Jakarta to ban single-use plastic bags by June 2020
Shoppers in Jakarta will soon be unable to carry their groceries in single-use plastic bags as the Jakarta administration has issued a...
A Growing List Of Massachusetts Communities With Single-Use Plastic Bag Bans
As Beacon Hill lawmakers consider a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags, more and more communities aren't waiting. According to the...
A new Honolulu law banning plastic checkout bags went into effect Wednesday Jan 1st
This time it’s for real. A real plastic checkout bag ban starts this week in stores across Oahu when Bill 59 goes into effect on New...
Plastic Bag Ban Goes Into Effect In Several New Jersey Towns
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Jan. 1 marks the first day at least 10 towns and one county in New Jersey said goodbye to plastic bags...
Mexico City's plastic bag ban took effect on January 1st
MEXICO CITY — For centuries, Mexico City residents brought warm tortillas home in reusable cloths or woven straw baskets, and toted...
Oregon's state-wide plastic bag ban now in effect
Oregon legislators are hoping to kick 2020 off with a new, green law with the mandatory use of paper or fabric reusable bags. The ban was...
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