Supermarkets churn out more than 900,000 tonnes of plastic a year, despite pledges to cut back
The plastic packaging produced by supermarkets in the UK has risen to more than 900,000 tonnes a year despite public commitments to cut down
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Unilever must shift from throwaway business model to address pollution crisis at root
Consumer goods giant Unilever is to drastically slash its use of plastics by half – and must achieve this via a wholesale reduction in single-use packaging
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Survey laggard Sainsbury’s begins to pick up the pace on plastics with new commitments
Retail giant Sainsbury’s has today announced plans to double efforts to get rid of plastic
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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
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Take action to ensure polluters pay for their role in the single-use packaging crisis
The UK Government is currently consulting on a major reform to packaging legislation which could force producers to foot the bill for dealing with ever-growing mountains of single-use packaging waste
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EU agrees big cuts to single-use plastics despite stalling tactics by industry
After months of negotiations, the European Union has agreed new legislation to slash single-use plastics.
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