Latest News: plastic
August 12, 2024 11:25 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Marks & Spencer has become the first UK retailer to move to paper packaging for garlic baguettes as it looks ahead to reaching net zero by... View Article
June 7, 2024 7:19 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Tesco is trialling the replacement of barcode stickers with laser etching on its extra large avocados. The supermarket is also testing the replacement of plastic tray... View Article
September 2, 2023 9:28 am
Published by Natalie Fresen
Aldi is removing all single-use cutlery from its Food to Go range – a reduction of 10.5 million or 28 tonnes of wooden forks – by... View Article
May 15, 2023 3:28 pm
Published by Natalie Fresen
Tesco has now removed more than two billion pieces of plastic from its UK business since the launch of its 4Rs – Remove, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle... View Article
July 29, 2022 2:37 pm
Published by Natalie Fresen
The government has released new figures which show that the use of single-use plastic bags has dropped by 97% since a charge was introduced in 2015.... View Article
May 16, 2022 10:36 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Aldi is removing plastic shrink wrap from its multipacks of its Corale baked beans as kit looks to further reduce plastic waste. The move will prevent... View Article
April 8, 2022 8:26 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Body Shop is extending its refill programme to the US with the aim of having 49% of all retail locations in the country equipped with... View Article
March 30, 2022 3:23 pm
Published by Natalie Fresen
Ecommerce giant Amazon announces that it has stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags in its own distribution network in the UK. The company said... View Article
February 28, 2022 10:53 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Aldi has announced that it has removed plastic from its entire range of own-label easter eggs. This follows a redesign of the packaging which has eliminated... View Article