An INCPEN survey reveals that over 80% of the public have expressed support for the government’s ‘consistent recycling’ packaging policies.
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Still ‘more to do’ as single-use plastics ban comes into force
It will be illegal to sell single-use plastic cutlery, balloon sticks, polystyrene cups or food containers in England from this Sunday 1 October.
Supermarket plastic bag sales drop by 98% since 5p charge
Single-use plastic bag sales at major UK supermarkets including Tesco have dropped by more than 98% since the 5p charge was introduced in 2014
UK government confirms EPR packaging recycling reforms delayed to 2025
The UK government is deferring its packaging recycling reforms for a year, moving the start of the new EPR rules to October 2025.
Coca-Cola named UK’s worst plastic polluter for fourth year in a row
Coca-Cola has been named the UK’s worst plastic polluter for the fourth year in a row and is responsible for 17% of all branded plastic litter.
Morrisons uses data from soil to calculate net emissions across five pilot farms
Morrisons has teamed up with Downforce Technologies to assess the soil carbon and biodiversity trends across the ecologically-diverse sites.
Ocado, Co-op and Aldi to track milk bottle recycling rates
Ocado Retail, Co-op and Aldi are trialling a new method of tracking milk and water bottles being sent for recycling across the UK.
Bottlecelli: Lidl recreates The Birth of Venus with 30,000 bottle tops
Dubbed ‘Bottlecelli’, the 25ft mural of The Birth of Venus has been commissioned by Lidl, to celebrate 253,000 plastic bottles and cans collected through its return scheme.
Quaker Oats introduces paper porridge pots in major recycling drive
Quaker Oats is rolling out new paper packaging across its entire range of porridge pots, in a major move to reduce plastic as part of PepsiCo aims.
Aldi removes milk ‘use by’ dates to cut food waste
Aldi is removing ‘use by’ dates from milk bottles to prevent milk from being thrown away unnecessarily and cut food waste.
