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Black plastics in Quorn’s Deli range, which accounts for 10% of all chilled products, will be phased out by the end of 2018

Quorn moves to eliminate black plastics from packaging supply chain

Volvo to use 25% recycled plastic in new vehicles

After recently pledging to ban single-use plastics across its premises and events by the end of next year, Swedish carmaker Volvo has announced a new ...

Volvo hopes the move will encourage other car manufacturers to incorporate recycled materials in their components

Business appetite for tackling food waste could lead to international rollout for Neighbourly

EXCLUSIVE: As businesses push to create ever-more holistic approaches to their role in tackling food waste and social issues, social platform Neighbou...

Steve Butterworth became aware of Neighbourly while volunteering for a beach clean three years ago. Now, he's been promoted to its chief executive
McDonald’s joins the likes of Waitrose, Burger King and Costa in agreeing to phase-out plastic straw use

McDonald's to ban plastic straws in all its UK restaurants
Green Alliance produced the report for a group of businesses that have formed a circular economy taskforce

Recycled plastic could supply three-quarters of UK demand, report finds
The report highlights the potential of new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning to prolong the life of products

VAT reductions could boost repair and reuse in ICT sector, says techUK
Landsec avoided £2.5m in landfill tax by sending no waste to landfill last year

Landsec achieves zero-waste-to-landfill goal

The majority of onsite waste is dealt with through a contract with waste management firm Biffa

Hanson UK hits waste and water reduction goals three years early
The straw ban will reduce Burger King's annual plastic output in the UK by 29 tonnes

Burger King unveils plan to phase-out plastic straws
FareShare will be undertaking a UK volunteer recruitment drive, aiming to increase the number of volunteers to more than 1,000

£5m Lottery grant to help FareShare divert 25,000 tonnes of food from landfill annually
An estimated eight million tonnes of plastic waste enter the oceans each year

World Oceans Day: How businesses are tackling the plastics problem

Today (June 8) marks World Oceans Day, and businesses around the globe have announced new initiatives aimed at curbing the amount of plastics seeping ...
The move serves as a boost to AT&T’s existing waste strategy, which includes a pledge to refurbish or recycle 200 million electric devices by the end of 2020

AT&T sets zero-waste goal for 100 sites
The latest move from Scottish Parliament follows on from the plastic straw ban it implemented in its own cafes, bar and canteens in February

Scottish Parliament bans single-use coffee cups

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