Posts By: Alice Hunter

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The government’s new Waste and Resources strategy – what does it mean?

Yesterday the government published their long-awaited Waste & Resources strategy – a massive document stating how they are going to deliver on the promises they made in the 25 Year Environment Plan regarding reducing waste and ending throwaway culture in the UK. We’re all well aware of the plastic pollution… Read More

Alice Hunter - 19th December 2018

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9 ways to reduce your plastic use at Christmas

It’s December, the season of twinkling lights, wrapping up warm and eating your own body weight in chocolate. But it’s also the time of year when plastic packaging goes into overdrive. Even if you manage to avoid buying plastic presents, supermarkets and other retailers bombard us with plastic… Read More

Alice Hunter - 10th December 2018

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Festive #PointlessPlastic

Nets of satsumas, sprouts bagged in plastic and Christmas puddings wrapped in shiny plastic layers – as the festive season approaches, our supermarket shelves start to groan with even more excessive plastic packaging than usual. Most of us like to indulge in festive treats at this… Read More

Alice Hunter - 6th December 2018

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Black plastic: what’s the problem?

Black plastic is one of the most problematic forms of plastic you can find on supermarket shelves – but what makes this microwave meal tray favourite so bad? Any plastic food packaging that’s designed to be used once and then thrown away is not good news… Read More

Alice Hunter - 23rd November 2018

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Why the government should ban “problem plastics”

What do black plastic trays, styrofoam takeaway boxes and PVC clingfilm have in common? They’re all “problem plastics” – non-recyclable, too expensive to recycle or toxic to the environment. Obviously these materials aren’t the only… Read More

Alice Hunter - 2nd November 2018

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Sizing up Tesco’s deposit return scheme trial

UK supermarket Tesco has announced that it will be trialling a deposit return scheme (DRS) in several of its stores around the country. This is great news – countries with effective DRS schemes collect up to 97% of bottles, so Tesco’s trial is a… Read More

Alice Hunter - 3rd October 2018