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Swansea student launches petition to ban plastic fruit stickers
A Swansea University student and Miss Earth Wales Water 2024/25 has launched a UK Parliament petition calling for a ban…
New bill aims to ban single-use plastics in Wales to avoid leaving a ‘toxic legacy’
A key step in reducing the flow of plastic waste damaging wildlife and the environment in Wales will be made…
Average UK Bathroom produces over 1 MILLION kgs of single-use plastic
A recent study by sustainable online subscription platform Bower Collective has uncovered the amount of single-use plastic produced by the average UK…
Lidl announces it’s removed a BILLION pieces of plastic from its British stores
The British arm of budget supermarket Lidl has announced it has removed over one billion pieces of plastic from stores…
Sainsbury’s rolls out flexible plastic packaging recycling system across 520 stores nationwide
Following a successful trial in the North East of England, 520 Sainsbury’s stores will now offer a recycling system for…
Fifty million pieces of plastic scrapped from beers and ciders at Tesco
Tesco has become the first major retailer to scrap soft plastic rings and shrink wrap packaging from all beers and…
Co-op bans bags-for-life and calls for joined-up approach from Government to combat plastic carrier use
Co-op will remove plastic bags for life from sale in all 2,600 stores warning that the low-cost, reusable bag has become…
Sainsbury’s to remove 18.5 million plastic straws from circulation
Sainsbury’s has today announced it is sending plastic straws packing, by removing them from its own brand range of lunchbox…
Asda removes more than 100m pieces of single use plastic from its stores
Supermarket Asda is removing 101m pieces of single use plastic from its stores each year by switching from plastic to…