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UK supermarkets can halve throwaway plastic by 2025 by reducing plastic across 54 grocery categories
Supermarkets could make big cuts to the amount of plastic waste they produce by zeroing in on just a few ‘problem products’ responsible for a big chunk of their plastic footprint, a groundbreaking new report has found
Malaysia endures toxic legacy of UK plastic waste exports
A new Greenpeace report reveals the toxic legacy left by plastic waste shipped to Malaysia from countries like the UK, US, Germany and Italy
Ministers give themselves ‘licence to fail’ as they dodge urgent nature targets
Supermarket plastic rises above 900,000 tonnes per year, despite plastic reduction pledges
Coke, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are top plastic polluters yet again
Global brands with plastic footprint of over 5 million tonnes are still failing on plastic
Environment Bill loophole leaves nature targets in 18-year lag
A major loophole in the Environment Bill will give the government nearly two decades to meet future legally-binding targets.
Sainsbury’s to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Supermarket reveals plans to cut plastic by 50% and look at reusable and refillable packaging
UK river more polluted than Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The UK’s River Mersey contains proportionally more plastic pollution than the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area recognised by scientists as one of the most plastic-polluted expanses of water on earth
Greenpeace welcomes Scotland’s move on bottle return scheme
Far-reaching scheme enjoys public support and will drastically boost recycling collection rates