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Tesco removes plastic wrapping from soft drinks multipacks
…with Heinz to also phase-out the plastic from its supplied products. That process first began in early 2020. Elsewhere, Tesco has removed all plastic shrink-wrap from its own-brand beer and…
Investors severely underestimating plastics-related risks, report warns
…big plastic are likely “sleepwalking” into billions of dollars’ worth of risk. Its report sets out how investors generally price in lower risks for the plastics sector than for other…
New $10trn investor coalition pushes big businesses to reduce plastic packaging
…Arthur van Mansvelt said: “Most companies are not acting fast enough in the face of the unfolding plastics crisis. The Global Plastics Treaty offers a unique and historic opportunity to…
Reports: UK mulling ban on microplastics in bathroom and cleaning products
…global plastics treaty. Due to be finalised in 2024, the treaty will be legally binding and set out measures to reduce plastic pollution at all parts of the plastic life-cycle….
Upfield touts plastic-free, recyclable tubs for butters and spreads
…still being recyclable at kerbside with other papers and cardboards was a particular challenge. This is why most butters and spreads are sold either in plastic tubs or in plastic-coated…
Co-op’s solar PPA and Aldi’s recycled plastics bottles: The sustainability success stories of the week
…part of the supermarket giant’s target to include 50% recycled content into its plastic packaging by 2025, is anticipated to save around 10,000 tonnes of virgin plastic annually. In the…
‘More questions than answers’: Plastics Treaty talks fail to reach ambitious outcome
…USA’s global plastics campaign lead Graham Forbes said: “Governments are allowing fossil fuel interests to drive the negotiations towards a treaty that will absolutely, without question, make the plastic problem…
Tesco moves to close the loop on plastic ready meal trays
The supermarket is working with packaging manufacturer Faerch to recover plastic food tray packaging that has been used by customers and recycle and convert them back into food-grade plastic trays….
FMCG giants signal demand for 800,000 tonnes of chemically recycled plastics by 2030
…while meeting the necessary environmental and other safeguards laid out by the Parties.” Traditional plastic recycling technologies have largely been mechanical, and the availability of chemically recycled plastic is low,…
McDonald’s ditches plastic cutlery in UK and Ireland as packaging overhaul continues
…more than 850 metric tonnes of single-use plastics each year in the UK and Ireland. Restaurants will be asked to use their existing supplies of plastic cutlery but will not…
G20 leaders must join the fight against plastic pollution
…desperately in need of outlets for their consumed plastic. The current reality is that much of it is leaking into the oceans and environment. But, with the right model, it…
England accused of ‘falling behind’ EU on plastic pollution
…promise to ban some of the most polluting single-use plastics – such as plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene food packaging, all of which are covered in the EU Single-Use Plastics…
Are fashion brands right to trial home-compostable bioplastic bags?
Tuesday (13 December) saw the Amsterdam-based Fashion for Good initiative launching a new ‘Home-Compostable Polybag Project’. Under the project, retailers will trial alternatives to plastic polybags for six months, for…
Tom Ford Beauty launches innovation accelerator to tackle flexible plastic waste
The Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Accelerator will support the commercial adoption of plant-based plastic alternatives produced by Sway, Zerocircle and Notpla. These three firms shared a $1.2m prize fund from…
Walkers and the Royal British Legion embrace plastic-free, paper-based products
…from the previous design by eliminating the green plastic stem and black plastic central element. Instead, it features an embossed centre displaying “poppy appeal” and a leaf with a distinct…
Self-healing concrete and plastic-eating insects: The best green innovations of February 2023
…digestible feed. By reducing demand for marine-grown fish meal, plastic-fed waxworms could provide a dual purpose – reducing plastic waste while feeding the high volumes of fish demanded by a…
edie launches new business blueprint report on single-use plastics and the circular economy
…rocketed up the corporate agenda in recent years, many businesses are still diligently performing to eradicate unnecessary single-use plastics from their value chains. —–CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS…
Plastics treaty: Nations agree to publish draft this year
…reduce and eliminate production and consumption of unnecessary and harmful plastic products and materials and turn the tide on plastic pollution. “Ahead of the next round of negotiations, governments must…
Plans approved for £20m plastic-to-hydrogen plant in West Dunbartonshire
…problem plastic whilst creating hydrogen, a sustainable fuel for future generations. “Whilst the focus must remain on removing plastic from society, there are still end-of-life plastics that need managing. The…
M&S to track whether its plastic packaging is recycled
The Polytag Ecotrace Programme aims to revolutionise the UK’s packaging recycling system by applying invisible Ultraviolet (UV) tags onto labels during production, primarily on recycled PET plastic materials. Once the…
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