News Sainsbury’s to halve plastic packaging – but says customers must change too 13th September 2019 packaging / plastic / Sainsbury’s News Fundamental shift away from single use packaging “necessary”, say MPs 12th September 2019 collection / Defra / Efra / plastic / single use packaging News Viridor announces all of its plastic waste will be reprocessed in UK from next year 9th September 2019 capacity / plastic / Viridor / Waste Exports Feature Rewriting the rules 5th September 2019 Eunomia / plastic / Recycling News Study reveals public’s misperceptions on environmental issues 5th September 2019 Climate Change / Environment / plastic / Policy Institute at King’s College London News Allerdale plastic recycling suspension to be lifted 30th August 2019 Allerdale Borough Council / collection / local authorities / plastic News “Green” roads made using plastic waste set for new Bristol development 28th August 2019 Bristol / plastic / Willmott Dixon News Researchers turn plastic water bottles into prosthetic limbs 23rd August 2019 De Montfort University Leicester / plastic / Recycling News Iceland recycles over 1 million plastic bottles through reverse vending 22nd August 2019 DRS / Iceland / plastic / Reverse Vending Opinion “Plastiphobia” 21st August 2019 Oxo-biodegrable Plastics Association / Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic / plastic News Government’s straw ban based partly on “unverified assumptions” – FactCheck 14th August 2019 ban / Defra / plastic / straws News £130m deal signed to deliver waste plastic to hydrogen facilities across the UK 13th August 2019 energy from waste / Peel Environmental / plastic News Clothes designed to grow with children could cut waste 13th August 2019 plastic / Sky / Textile Recycling / UKRI News Council may not be to blame for Malaysian jungle waste 8th August 2019 Milton Keynes / plastic / Waste Exports News Targeting “single-use” must go beyond plastic 7th August 2019 materials / plastic / Single-Use News [UPDATED] McDonald’s paper straws not being recycled 6th August 2019 Litter / McDonald’s / plastic News News in brief | Retailers meet CO2 targets | Woodland litter call | Plastic recycling investment 2nd August 2019 Carbon Emissions / Litter / plastic Expedition to “world’s most polluted beach” bags six tonnes of waste 2nd August 2019 henderson island / Litter / plastic First 1 2 … 32 33 34 … 38 39 Last