Plastics

Tesco, every little helps but don’t stop there

Posted by Elena Polisano - 24th May 2018

Tesco has made a big announcement about changing their plastic packaging in stores. As the UK’s biggest supermarket, Tesco could be a game-changer when it comes to getting plastic off our shopping and out of our oceans. There are a lot of corporate plastic pledges flying around, so… Read More

Government Plastic Consultation: Talking Points and Advice.

Posted by Anthony Lewis - 3rd May 2018
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Plastic is everywhere, but thankfully we have a chance to make huge progress in the fight against plastic pollution. The government has opened a consultation looking at how new laws and regulations could be used to reduce plastic waste.    We’ve made a tool that… Read More

Can we reduce plastic packaging and reduce food waste?

Posted by Tisha Brown - 30th April 2018
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Plastic packaging has been in the news a lot lately. After Blue Planet II, many people have been concerned about the amount of single use plastic that is produced and subsequently thrown away. Currently a truckload of plastic enters our oceans each and every minute where it becomes… Read More

Have supermarkets just banned single-use plastic?!

Posted by Louise Edge - 30th April 2018
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No, afraid not, though you might have thought so from some of the excited media headlines earlier this week! What has been actually been announced is the launch of the UK Plastics Pact – a new initiative led by UK waste group WRAP. Read More

This Earth Day We Asked Supermarkets to Reduce Their Plastic Footprint

Posted by Tisha Brown - 24th April 2018
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As part of our campaign for supermarkets to get rid of throwaway plastic packaging, we celebrated this year’s ‘End Plastic Pollution’ themed Earth Day by taking action in stores around the country. With a truckload of plastic entering our oceans every minute, up to 12.7 million tonnes of… Read More

In Pictures: Ending Plastic Pollution on Earth Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 22nd April 2018
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It’s Earth Day today and this year’s theme focuses on ending plastic pollution. It’s hard to escape plastic – from plastic bags and tiny microbeads in our toothpaste, to disposable plastic bottles and computer keyboards. When plastic rubbish makes its way from the landfill sites into… Read More