single-use plastics

Supermarket is first in the UK to introduce reusable polyester bags for loose fruit and vegetables in a bid to cut down on single-use plastic

Rumpl, a Portland-based manufacturer of high-tech blankets, is using discarded plastic bottles to make polyester thread

New study from environmental think tank Green Alliance finds canned water products are only fractionally better for the environment than plastic bottles

Refillables concept will be tested in stores in Cheltenham, Abingdon, and Wallingford this year

The average person in England now buys just 10 single-use plastic bags a year, compared to 140 in 2014

The switch - due to be completed by early 2020 - will avoid more than 900 tonnes of plastic waste a year, the firm said

Fast food giant ditches plastic lids for flagship ice cream dish, and replaces single-use plastic used in salad packaging with cardboard

3R initiative launched today by Danone, Veolia, Nestle and Tetra Pak will promote market-based systems to tackling waste

Reusable glasses and free drinking fountains have brought the stadium within a whisker of achieving its plastic-free goal

Sustainable online supermarket Good Club plans to partner with leading brands to develop reusable packaging which it will deliver to customers' homes under a deposit scheme