Amid growing concern about the damage and health risks to humans, wildlife and the environment caused by the increasing use of agriplastics in farming, little is being done by the UK’s major supermarkets and the Government to address the issue, a new survey reveals
Some UK supermarket schemes meant to tackle the mounting problem of soft plastics pollution are failing to adequately address the issue, a new EIA briefing has found
ASDA has recently installed rooftop cooling units using a potent climate-harming refrigerant
EIA has long pushed for an increase in the price of single-use carrier bags to help fight plastic pollution and welcomes the UK Government’s decision to raise it from 5p to 10p and extend the charge to all businesses in England from 21 May
The scale of plastic pollution is increasingly impossible to ignore and there’s a rising tide of tide of public opinion wanting to see it tackled
Too many of the UK’s leading supermarket chains are treading water in the fight against mounting plastic pollution, our latest research reveals