• Results

Plastic Packaging Tax reforms – 3 questions we should be asking

1st August 2023

DUO / Plastic Packaging Tax / Recycling Rates

Plastic bag use fell by over 98% after charge introduction

1st August 2023

Plastic Bag Levy / Plastic Bags / retail

Earth reaches Plastic Overshoot Day

28th July 2023

packaging / plastic / Recycling

A Plastic Planet calls for household bins to be banned by 2030

18th July 2023

Circular Economy / household waste / Recycling

Recycling mismanaged plastic waste in South and Southeast Asia could reduce GHG emissions by 229 million tonnes

17th July 2023

Climate Change / Greenhouse Emissions / plastic / Recycling

Report claims “mismanaged” short life plastic waste in UK estimated to total over 250,000 tonnes

12th July 2023

Circular Economy / plastic / Plastic Pollution

Food packaging and nappies among key targets of sustainable plastics research

11th July 2023

Circular Economy / plastic / UKRI

Report: Innovation in plastic has more than tripled globally

10th July 2023

Circular Economy / packaging / plastic

European Parliament vice president joins call for legally binding Plastics Treaty

3rd July 2023

European Parliament / plastic / Plastic Pollution

New EU rules risk “tsunami” of plastic packaging

27th June 2023

Confederation of Paper Industries / DS Smith / Plastic Packaging

Plastic: On the hunt for the silver bullet

20th June 2023

Bioplastics / cardboard / MarinaTex / plastic

Somerset and Newcastle join flexible plastic household collection pilot

12th June 2023

ecosurety / Flexible Plastic Recycling / local authorities

UN plastic treaty talks end with mandate for first draft agreement

5th June 2023

Climate Change / plastic / UNEP

Small Islands will “choke on plastic” if urgent action is not taken

2nd June 2023

Climate Change / Plastic Pollution / UN

Mars bars trials paper wrappers in UK to cut plastic waste

1st June 2023

packaging / Paper Recycling / Plastic Packaging

Plastic Overshoot Day report highlights statistics on global plastic

26th May 2023

Circular Economy / plastic / Recycling

Recycling plastic increases its “toxicity” and will not end pollution – Greenpeace

25th May 2023

Circular Economy / plastic / Recycling

Defra publishes single-use plastic ban guidance

24th May 2023

Defra / Single-Use Plastics / Waste Legislation