UK Hubbub study suggests Halloween costumes will contribute 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste
Halloween costumes being sold by some of the UK's biggest retailers equate to the same amount of plastic as 83 million plastic bottles, a...
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Manchester store tackles plastic waste with bring-your-own refill system
A South Manchester store is helping shoppers tackle the issue of plastic waste head on by introducing a bring-your-own system that allows...
John Lewis and Waitrose will stop selling Christmas crackers with plastic toys inside
The John Lewis Partnership, which includes John Lewis and Waitrose, has announced it will stop selling Christmas crackers containing...
Woolworths has rolled out paper bags at selected stores as an alternative to reusable plastic bags
Supermarket giant Woolworths has quietly rolled out paper bags at selected stores as an alternative to plastic reusable ones. A...
Selfridges remove plastic and switches to compostable packaging, across its own brand Christmas food
Selfridges Christmas range, which includes mince pies and Christmas cake, will now be packaged in 100% plastic-free material. Plastic...
No more plastic bags in Calgary Co-op stores as of January 2020
Calgary Co-op grocery stores will no longer offer plastic shopping bags as of Jan. 1, 2020. Calgary Co-operative Association Limited...
Africa is leading the world in plastic bag bans
As of June 1, travelers to Tanzania now have to pack very carefully. The country announced the implementation of the second phase of its...
PZ Cussons launches hand wash refills as part of target to reduce plastics packaging by 25% by 2025
Healthcare and consumer goods giant PZ Cussons has launched its first hand wash refill offering, as it strives to reduce the amount of...
Waitrose is removing plastic from multi-buy cans
Waitrose is trialling the removal of plastic on thousands of multibuy cans as it continues to remove and reduce single use plastic. The...
NHS to cut more than 100 million single-use plastic items per year
NHS to cut single-use plastics in canteens and catering The plan to reduce single-use plastics comes as part of a drive from the health...
Scotland becomes first part of UK to ban sale of plastic cotton buds
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to ban the sale of plastic cotton buds. The new rules, which prohibit the selling and...
Carlsberg develops world’s first ‘paper’ beer bottle
Danish brewer Carlsberg Group has today unveiled two research prototypes of its Green Fibre Bottle – the world’s first ‘paper’ beer...
California bans hotels from using small plastic bottles from 2023
Hotels in California will have to stop giving guests small plastic shampoo bottles under a new law. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday...
Adidas is Making 11 Million Shoes Out of Recycled Ocean Plastic
Plastic pollution in the ocean has always been an environmental issue that has yet to be resolved. While this pending issue is not...
Discover the village in the Phillipines where residents are exchanging plastic waste for rice
It’s said that one person’s trash is another’s treasure. And for one Filipino community, it’s almost that valuable — it’s helping people...
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