News New in brief | evian launches bottle made from 100% recycled plastic 21st September 2020 Circular Economy / evian / Food Waste / plastic News 50% of plastic used in Coca-Cola European Partners’ ‘core portfolio’ now from recycled sources 21st September 2020 Coca Cola European Partners / plastic / rPET News ‘Big plastic’ accused of ‘two-faced hypocrisy’ over plastic pollution 17th September 2020 Coca Cola / plastic / the Changing Markets Foundation News 74% of consumers willing to pay more for sustainable packaging 16th September 2020 packaging / plastic / Single-Use Plastic News LEGO to phase out single-use plastic bags 16th September 2020 Circular Economy / LEGO / plastic Millions of dollars needed to clean up marine litter from one small island state 15th September 2020 Marine Litter / Ocean Plastic / Oxford University / plastic News Coca-Cola in Western Europe steps up commitment to eliminate virgin oil-based plastic with transition to 100% recycled plastic (rPET) bottles in two more markets 8th September 2020 Coca Cola / DRS / Netherlands / Norway / PET / plastic News British start-ups among top six in Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge 8th September 2020 E-Waste / plastic / Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge News BBC’s War on Plastics questioned over its handling of a ‘complex situation’ 4th September 2020 plastic / the british plastics federation / War on Plastic News UK supermarkets can halve throwaway plastic by 2025, says Greenpeace 2nd September 2020 Greenpeace / packaging / plastic News Sharp rise in global plastic waste crime – INERPOL 2nd September 2020 Interpol / plastic / Waste Crime News Bag charge to double and will be extended to all retailers 1st September 2020 Carrier Bag Charge / plastic / single use carriers News Australia seeks to ‘take responsibility for its waste’ with ‘landmark legislation’ 27th August 2020 Australia / plastic / Waste Exports News £20m plastic-to-hydrogen plant moves forward 25th August 2020 hydrogen facility / Peel L&P Environmental / plastic News UK plastics reprocessing capacity ‘needs to double’ by 2022 – RECOUP 24th August 2020 ESA / plastic / Plastic Tax / Recoup News Evidence plastic is ‘making its way into our bodies’, say scientists 19th August 2020 American Chemical Society / health and safety / microplastic / plastic News Trial could see Morrisons ditch all plastic ‘bags for life’ for paper 17th August 2020 Morrisons / plastic / Single-Use News Coca-Cola’s plastic free CanCollar to launch in Spain 12th August 2020 Coca Cola European Partners / plastic / single use packaging First 1 2 … 23 24 25 … 38 39 Last
