News 750,000 tonnes of household plastic packaging goes uncaptured 9th December 2022 packaging / plastic / Recoup News Report evaluates progress on plastic footprints for “world’s biggest brands” 8th December 2022 McDonald’s / plastic / WWF News We won’t tackle the climate crisis without changing consumption systems – WRAP 1st December 2022 Food Waste / plastic / Textile Waste / WRAP News 89% of people call on UK government to support compostables as “solution to plastic crisis” 30th November 2022 compostable / local authorities / plastic News Global survey shows 7 out of 10 people support global rules to end plastic pollution 23rd November 2022 plastic / survey / WWF News Boom in global patent applications for biodegradable plastics innovation 17th November 2022 biopolymer / plastic / Recycling News Co-op commits to “clearing” shelves of all coloured milk bottle tops to increase recyclability 16th November 2022 Co-Op / packaging / plastic News New report calls for “urgent action” to reduce material use in key industries 10th November 2022 Eunomia / plastic / resources / Zero Waste Europe News Banning plastic exports won’t stop waste crime, says The Recycling Association 8th November 2022 plastic / Recycling Association / Waste Exports News UK Government talks to businesses on shaping legally-binding global plastics “treaty” 3rd November 2022 Defra / plastic / Plastic Pollution News New app “guarantees” recycling won’t end up in landfill 3rd November 2022 Mobile App / plastic / Recycling News Consumers shift to metal packaging because of cost-of-living, survey shows 3rd November 2022 packaging / plastic / survey News New tech to produce 100,000 tonnes of raw materials from plastic waste every year 2nd November 2022 Circular Economy / plastic / reuse News Global Businesses & NGOs endorse “ambitious” Global Plastics Treaty 2nd November 2022 Circular Economy / Ellen MacArthur / plastic News UK firm lays first waste plastic roads in New York 1st November 2022 MacRebur / New York City Department of Transportation / plastic News Echo joins 19 European partners on circular economy project 28th October 2022 packaging / plastic / reuse News Defra has “no plans” to set single-use plastic reduction target 27th October 2022 EPR / Legislation / plastic News Greenpeace report claims “most plastic” in the US is unrecyclable 25th October 2022 Greenpeace / plastic / Recycling First 1 2 … 9 10 11 … 38 39 Last
