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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- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Apr 8, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Mar 18, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Feb 24, 2021
- 3 min
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...
- Feb 24, 2021
- 1 min
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....
- Feb 2, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Jan 30, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
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...
- Jan 22, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 20, 2021
- 3 min
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...
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min
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...
- Dec 9, 2020
- 1 min
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...
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
Huggies launches 100% 'natural fibre' biodegradable baby wipes
In October 2019, Huggies announced a commitment to eliminate plastics from its baby wipe range in the UK over the next five years,...
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
Co-op has removed plastic and glitter, from all its Christmas cards, gift wrap, gift bags + crackers
How to have a more sustainable Christmas While I love decorating the house for Christmas, there’s no denying that behind every fairy...
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
Gillette plans to reduce use of virgin plastics by 50% by 2030
Gillette (NYSE: PG) released new data revealing that most men globally (59%) are more supportive of sustainability efforts as a result...
- Oct 29, 2020
- 2 min
Young’s Seafood removes 300 tonnes of plastic & paper from ranges
Young’s Seafood has met a target to remove hundreds of tonnes of plastic and paper packaging from its branded and own-label lines by the...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
Edinburgh's The Refillery is a plastic free online + physical grocery and ethical goods store
Edinburgh’s largest plastic-free store, The Refillery (therefillery.co.uk), sits outside the city’s historic centre, and is celebrated...
- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min
Google announces plastic-free packaging by 2025
As we continue to experience the effects of climate change across the world and in our own backyards, being responsible for our impact on...
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Burger King teams up with TerraCycle for reusable packaging trials in 2021
Burger King® restaurants are continuing efforts to minimize environmental impact across the globe by testing a new reusable packaging...
- Oct 23, 2020
- 2 min
P&G to launch refillable shampoo bottles in 2021 - 300m reduction in virgin plastic bottles
Announced at the Reuters Responsible Business Summit today (22 October), the “good refill system” utilises reusable aluminium bottles as...
- Oct 16, 2020
- 2 min
Morrisons and Waitrose ditch glitter on cards and plastic packaging for Christmas
Morrisons and Waitrose have stripped glitter from Christmas cards and plast packaging in a bid to deliver a more eco-friendly festive...
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Microwaving plastic waste can generate clean hydrogen
Chemists have used microwaves to convert plastic bags, milk bottles and other supermarket packaging into a clean source of hydrogen....
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