Nearly one year after New York became the second state in the nation to pass a ban on grocery store plastic bags — the law is going into effect on Sunday. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Coke, Pepsi, Nestle and other large companies are being sued by a California environmental group for creating a plastic pollution “nuisance” and misleading consumers about the recyclability of plastic. The suit, filed in San Mateo county superior court on Wednesday,...

Recycling company First Mile has teamed up with the global sustainable fashion innovation platform, Fashion for Good to tackle the issue of plastic polybag waste in the fashion industry. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Jayplas has asserted its commitment to recycling in the UK in the wake of opening a “state-of-the-art” plastic film sorting facility near Birmingham. The £10 million plant is located at the plastic recycling company’s site at Smethwick just off the M5 and is intended...

Viridor has today (27 February) announced a collaboration aimed at allowing Wales and the south west of England to give all plastic consumed in the area a “recycling solution”. The initiative aims to ensure that all plastic consumed in the region, such as that from...

A petition from over 300,000 people calling for tougher government action on plastic pollution will be handed in to 10 Downing Street today (26 Feb), by Friends of the Earth and the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI). To find out more, follow the link...

Biffa has won a contract to supply dairy company Müller UK with food grade recycled High-Density Polyethylene (rHDPE) plastic to be used in all its milk bottles. To find out more, follow the link below: https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/biffa-muller/ (Photo...

Coca-Cola GB, in partnership with Coca-Cola European Partners, has announced that GLACÉAU Smartwater bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET) by the end of the year. The company also confirmed that it is on track to double the amount of rPET used in all...

Lidl will begin incorporating "ocean-bound" plastics in packaging used to house 13 of its seafood lines next month, in what it claims is a first for a UK supermarket. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Quinn Packaging has launched a ‘100%’ recycled PET material plastic food packaging range. To find out more, follow the link below: https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/environment/recycling/quinn-launches-100-food-grade-rpet-pack-21-02-2020 (Photo credit: Packaging...

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has signed a deal to source 200 million bottles' worth of recycled plastic over the next five years, as it strives to halve the amount of virgin plastics it uses by 2030. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Smurfit Kappa has recently launched a portfolio of sustainable packaging for bundling canned and bottled beverages. The packaging giant said the new corrugated range eliminates the need for single-use plastic and is 100% recyclable, renewable and biodegradable. To...

German discount supermarket Aldi has removed plastic applicators from its own-brand tampons from the end of January. To find out more, follow the link below: https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4009428/aldi-joins-campaign-turn-period-products-plastics-tide (Photo...

Coca-Cola is set to roll out a new range of plastic bottles made entirely from recycled plastic (PET) in Sweden. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Lego has vowed to eliminate virgin fossil-based plastics from its products within a decade, by investing heavily in recycled and bio-based materials. The Danish toymaker’s chief executive Niels B. Christiansen announced the new goal on Friday (7 February), telling...

Tunisia has announced plans to stop its supermarkets and pharmacies from using single-use plastic bags from next month before phasing them out completely in 2021. To find out more, follow the link below:...

The new products build on the firm's recently announced commitment to make 100 per cent of its toys recycled and recyclable by 2030 To find out more, follow the link below:...

In response to consumer demand for less pointless plastic, North London Waste Authority (NLWA) in partnership with the seven north London boroughs, is launching the first ever "Low Plastic Zone". To find out more, follow the link below:...

A new UK-wide report from Plastic Patrol reveals the extent of single-use litter across the UK. The report, part of five-year study, presents the analysis of data on 64,913 pieces of litter recorded in the Plastic Patrol app by volunteers up and down the country over...

A new chemical recycling method breaks down plastics into their original building blocks, potentially allowing them to be "recycled repeatedly, without losing quality". To find out more, follow the link below:...

Global services company Sodexo has announced that 1 February 2020 it is removing products containing unrecyclable polystyrene and single use plastic bags from its supply chain. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Iceland is set to trial plastic-free and low-plastic packaging across 38 of its fruit and vegetable lines, in a step towards its ambition for all own-brand lines to be free from single-use plastics by 2023. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Drax Group is set to pilot technology which will see carbon emissions captured from its biomass plant in Yorkshire and used to displace oil in the production of plastics. To find out more, follow the link below:...

The plastic bag industry on Jan. 30 unveiled a voluntary commitment to boost recycled content in retail shopping bags to 20 percent by 2025 as part of a broader sustainability initiative. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Exporting polluting plastic waste to developing countries will be banned or restricted under a new law. To find out more, follow the link below: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51315458 (Photo credit: Reuters)

Biffa is today (29 January) officially opening a £27.5m recycling plant in Seaham, County Durham, for PET plastics. To find out more, follow the link below: https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/biffa-opens-pet-plant-as-export-markets-tighten/ (Photo credit:...

Southampton based Polystar Plastics has launched a new and exclusive Post-Consumer Waste (PCW) material, PCWflex. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Glasgow City Council has approved new measured to reduce plastic use across the local area, headlined by a commitment to phase-out single-use items by 2022. Approved late last week, the Council’s Plastics Reduction Strategy contains 22 action points designed to remove...

Tesco is removing plastic wrapping from its multipack tins in an effort to cut down on waste. The supermarket giant says it will remove 350 tonnes of plastic a year from the environment. To find out more, follow the link below:...

Portuguese wet-lease airline Hi Fly has removed all single-use plastic items from its fleet of aircraft, after successful pilots of plastic-free flights in 2018. To find out more, follow the link below:...