US-headquartered coffeehouse chain Starbucks and UK environmental charity Hubbub have today launched the first-ever reusable cup trial at Gatwick Airport in a campaign they call #cupcupandaway.
A new study has revealed that 93.7% of Canadians are motivated to reduce single-use plastic (SUP) food packaging because of its environmental impacts.
UK supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners has launched its new packaging-free retail concept ‘Waitrose Unpacked’ that could save thousands of tonnes of packaging and plastic.
Australia's Victoria Government has announced a $34.9m package of recycling reforms in an effort to reduce plastic pollution and support the recycling industry.
Supermarket chain Lidl GB has launched a nationwide trial of a UK-first fresh meat labelling system to improve transparency for customers.
The Malaysian government has announced it will return around 3,000 tonnes of smuggled non-recyclable plastic waste to their countries of origin, including the UK, US, Australia and Canada.
French transnational waste, water and energy management company Veolia has invested a further £1m in its Dagenham Plastic Recycling centre in London, UK in response to increasing demands.
New research has revealed that just one in seven UK businesses is making the effort to go plastic-free, despite ongoing conversations surrounding the ‘war on plastic.’
A team of researchers from the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania have created a new biodegradable plastic for packaging.
Queensland has reported that more than 173,000 people have signed up for the Containers for Change scheme in just six months.
