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Retailer shelves mince tray packaging in favour of vacuum-packed alternative using less than half the plastic

Bank launches pilot project to 'eat' up recyclable credit cards that would otherwise be bound for landfill

Collaboration between international NGOs aims to promote vision for a global circular economy and step up calls for a Global Plastics Treaty

New ban on single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and some types of polystyrene cups and food containers to come into effect from October 

ClientEarth claims French food and drinks giant is among world’s biggest plastic producers, but is failing to take adequate action to reduce its footprint

Business must play a contructive role in the design of a landmark pact to end plastic pollution, writes the Consumer Goods Forum's Ignacio Gavilan

First round of negotiations to deliver a new treaty to end plastic pollution was characterised by much the same dividing lines that marred recent climate talks

But demand for polluting fossil fuel-derived plastics could peak by 2035 if business and government works together to create a more sustainable plastic supply chain, report finds

New Plastics Economy progress report from Ellen MacArthur Foundation warns increasing use of recycled plastic is being undermined by lack of investment in supporting infrastructure