News British Beauty Council calls for ‘responsible consumption’ in the beauty industry 9th November 2020 British Beauty Council / plastic / Recoup / sustainability News ‘Significant progress’ made in plastic packaging recycled content 9th November 2020 Ellen MacArthur Foundation / plastic / Plastic Packaging / UNEP News Mars to include recycled plastic in pet food packaging 3rd November 2020 Circular Economy / Mars / packaging / plastic News US and UK produce most plastic waste per person, new research finds 2nd November 2020 Ocean Plastic / plastic / Waste Exports News News in brief | Artists perform secret pop-up concerts for ‘plastic fighters’ 22nd October 2020 appointment / plastic / Waste Crime News Asda opens new sustainability store in plastics reducing trial 22nd October 2020 Asda / packaging / plastic / sustainability News Researchers develop method of converting plastic waste into hydrogen fuel 19th October 2020 Energy / hydrogen / plastic / University of Oxford News £20m UKRI funding to be invested in cutting edge recycling technology 16th October 2020 funding / Innovation / plastic / UKRI News NGOs and businesses call for UN treaty on plastic pollution 15th October 2020 Ellen MacArthur Foundation / plastic / United Nations / WWF News Comic Relief reveals world first 100% plastic-free red nose 13th October 2020 Comic Relief / plastic / red nose day / Single-Use News Scottish Government launches consultation on banning single-use plastics 12th October 2020 plastic / Scotland / Single-Use News UK waste exports to Malaysia increased by 81% in the first half of the year 12th October 2020 malaysia / plastic / Waste Exports News First ever global estimate suggests 14 million tonnes of microplastics on seafloor 6th October 2020 CSIRO / microplastic / Ocean Plastic / plastic News New enzyme cocktail digests plastic waste ‘six times faster’ 5th October 2020 PETase / plastic / University of Portsmouth News England bans plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds 1st October 2020 ban / Ocean Plastic / packaging / plastic Research & Report Blog: Designing out ‘designed-in’ contamination to drive up packaging recycling in the UK 29th September 2020 brands / collector / contamination / design / packaging / plastic / reprocessors News California Governor signs mandatory recycled content bill in US first 28th September 2020 packaging / plastic / United States Feature ‘A step forward’ in Coca-Cola’s sustainability agenda 24th September 2020 Coca Cola European Partners / packaging / plastic First 1 2 … 22 23 24 … 38 39 Last
