Kerala to ban most forms of plastic in the state from January 1, 2020
The Kerala government has decided to ban the manufacture, sale and storage of plastic products across the state effective from January 1,...
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Dominica single use plastic ban effective from 2020
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that the banning of single use plastic bags will take effect from 2020. Skerrit made this...
97% plastic packaging scrapped from Iceland Christmas range
Iceland has switched its Christmas dinner packaging to offer customers the choice of a plastic free or reduced plastic packaging in a bid...
Tetra Pak becomes the first company to offer packaging made with fully traceable plant-based polymer
Tetra Pak becomes the first company in the food and beverage industry to offer packaging made with fully traceable plant-based polymers...
Coca-Cola switches to recycled plastic for PET bottles in Sweden from 2020
Coca-Cola said the switch at its Jordbro factory south of Stockholm would enable the company to use around 3,500 tonnes less of virgin...
Baltimore City Council approves plastic bag ban bill
The Baltimore City Council gave final approval Monday to a bill which would prohibit retail stores from giving customers plastic bags at...
UK’s biggest supermarkets to ban black plastic by end of 2019 according to The Grocer's new report
Black plastic will be entirely removed from the shelves of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Asda by the end of the year. Morrisons...
Eurostar goes plastics-free - and pledges to plant a tree for every train from next year
Eurostar celebrates 25 years with new environmental commitments New initiatives building on Tread Lightly environmental programmeFirst...
Boots cuts 149 tonnes of plastic from gift range ahead of Christmas season
Boots has cut 149 tonnes of plastic from its own-brand gift range ahead of the festive season. The pharmaceutical retailer has also...
Thailand's government confirms January 1, 2020 ban on single-use plastic bags
In a move that some would say has been a long time coming, the Thai government has announced that single-use plastic bags will be banned...
A plastic substitute made from fish skin just won the James Dyson Award
Student Lucy Hughes made the biodegradable plastic using fish waste and red algae in a bid to end single-use plastic waste. Single-use...
Hyatt Launches Three Global Initiatives to Significantly Reduce Single-Use Plastics by 2021
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is announcing a series of initiatives to reduce waste at Hyatt hotels globally, including introducing...
Morrisons to ban black plastic in bid to improve recycling
Morrisons is removing black plastic packaging from all of its own-brand items to make them easier to recycle. The move will make almost...
Just Eat trials sauce sachets made from seaweed
Just Eat has teamed up with Unilever and Notpla to issue sauces in seaweed-based sachets in a London trial The scheme currently involves...
Plastic straws would be banned under new Queensland single-use plastics plan
Single-use plastics could be banned in Queensland as early as next year after the Palaszczuk Government announced a proposed plan to...
Plastic Bag Ban in Mamaroneck Starts Dec. 1
Starting December 1, 2019, a ban on single-use, carryout plastic bags, and a 5-cent fee for paper bags distributed at check-out by...
Bubble Barrier launches in Amsterdam to remove plastic from canals + North Sea
First screen of air bubbles stops plastic from Amsterdam’s canals AMSTERDAM, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 - Today, the first Bubble Barrier was...
Heineken to replace plastic multipack rings with recyclable cardboard by 2021
A £22 million revamp of three major UK breweries has been announced by Heineken as part of plans to cut plastic waste, ITV News can...
Lavazza launches 100 per cent compostable coffee pods
Lavazza has released a range of 100 per cent industrially compostable Eco Caps, which biodegrade to become nutrient-rich compost. Lavazza...
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