Major UK supermarkets are treading water in a growing ocean of plastic packaging
Too many of the UK’s leading supermarket chains are treading water in the fight against mounting plastic pollution, our latest research reveals
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Supermarket’s shift from plastic ‘bags for life’ to paper is good but focus should be on re-usable bags
The supermarket chain Morrisons has announced it is starting trials with a view to replacing plastic ‘bags for life’ with strong paper bags
Waitrose raises the bar on refillables with innovative plastics-free trial
Supermarket giant Waitrose has announced the most comprehensive refillable trial to date by a leading UK grocery retailer
UK top supermarkets flood Britain with 59 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year
The full extent of UK supermarket giants’ contribution to our plastic waste problem is exposed today by the most comprehensive analysis of the sector to date.
The UK Government’s ban on plastic microbeads has officially come into force
The UK Government’s ban on plastic microbeads has officially come into force today. The new law was supported by both Houses of Parliament last month and will ban the use of all solid microplastic ingredients in rinse-off cosmetic products
Cosmetics industry seeks to water down UK’s planned ban on plastic microbeads
The cosmetics industry has submitted a statement to the European Commission objecting to the scope of the UK Government's plan to introduce a legislative ban on plastic microbeads. As a member of the Microbeads Coalition we object to limiting the ban since damaging microplastics would continue to flow into the sea.