3 days ago1 minHeinz removes plastic from all multipack canned products with PEFC certified paperboardHeinz continues to remove plastic from supermarket shelves with the launch of a convenient & skinny cardboard sleeves on all multipack ca...
5 days ago3 minSeagrass collects up to 900 million plastic items in the Mediterranean Sea each yearThere is strong evidence that the seafloor constitutes a final sink for plastics from land sources. There is also evidence that part of t...
Jan 52 minTesco confirms it removed 1 billion pieces of plastic in 2020Tesco announces that it has removed one billion pieces of plastic from its UK business in just one year. In 2020, by working with its su...
Dec 9, 20203 minCoca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a rowThis year, Break Free From Plastic’s brand audit – “BRANDED Vol III: Demanding Corporate Accountability for Plastic Pollution” — an annu...
Dec 9, 20201 minTesco removes 20m items of plastic from Christmas rangeThe UK’s largest supermarket said its own-label crackers were plastic-free for the first time – cutting more than 14m pieces from the sea...
Dec 4, 20201 minHuggies launches 100% 'natural fibre' biodegradable baby wipesIn October 2019, Huggies announced a commitment to eliminate plastics from its baby wipe range in the UK over the next five years, coveri...
Nov 6, 20203 minCo-op has removed plastic and glitter, from all its Christmas cards, gift wrap, gift bags + crackersHow to have a more sustainable Christmas While I love decorating the house for Christmas, there’s no denying that behind every fairy ligh...
Nov 4, 20203 minGillette plans to reduce use of virgin plastics by 50% by 2030Gillette (NYSE: PG) released new data revealing that most men globally (59%) are more supportive of sustainability efforts as a result o...
Oct 29, 20202 minYoung’s Seafood removes 300 tonnes of plastic & paper from rangesYoung’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, 20201 minEdinburgh'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 fo...
Oct 27, 20203 minGoogle announces plastic-free packaging by 2025As 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, 20202 minBurger King teams up with TerraCycle for reusable packaging trials in 2021Burger King® restaurants are continuing efforts to minimize environmental impact across the globe by testing a new reusable packaging mod...
Oct 23, 20202 minP&G to launch refillable shampoo bottles in 2021 - 300m reduction in virgin plastic bottlesAnnounced at the Reuters Responsible Business Summit today (22 October), the “good refill system” utilises reusable aluminium bottles as w...
Oct 16, 20202 minMorrisons and Waitrose ditch glitter on cards and plastic packaging for ChristmasMorrisons and Waitrose have stripped glitter from Christmas cards and plast packaging in a bid to deliver a more eco-friendly festive sea...
Oct 14, 20202 minMicrowaving plastic waste can generate clean hydrogenChemists have used microwaves to convert plastic bags, milk bottles and other supermarket packaging into a clean source of hydrogen. Plas...
Oct 9, 20201 minBelgium uses giant 'vacuum cleaner' to remove millions of plastic particles from nature reserveEngineers have built a giant ‘vacuum cleaner’ to rid a Belgian nature reserve of millions of pieces of plastic litter too small to collec...
Oct 9, 20202 minCanada will ban single-use plastic items by the end of next yearUnder the newly-unveiled list of single-use plastics being banned in Canada, plastic grocery bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack rings, c...
Oct 8, 20202 minNo more plastic for Comic Relief’s Red Noses from 2021While Comic Relief and Sainsbury’s had already been researching sustainable materials, the charity stepped up its plans after received hu...
Sep 30, 20202 minPlastic straws banned in England from Thursday (1 October)Single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds will be banned from sale and distribution in England from Thursday (1 October), follow...
