plastic waste

The plastic will replace part of the bitumen – the sticky, black liquid that is traditionally used to make asphalt

Christine McGourty will join the trade body on 16th December 2019

It aims to encourage ‘reduce, reuse and return’ among its customers and will test eight ways in which the retailer and its customers can reduce their impact on the planet

The energy giant says it may offer the potential to divert billions of coloured PET bottles and food trays from landfill and incineration

The supermarket will remove all non-recyclable and hard to recycle materials from its own products

Plastic bottles and caps used in bottled water could be sources of microplastics but data is ‘extremely limited’

A dedicated refill zone with dispensers will have more than 200 products including pasta, fruits and vegetables, coffee, wine and beer

InterContinental Hotels Group is switching to bulk-sized toiletries or refillable bottles across more than 5,600 of its hotels worldwide

Individuals found to be exporting incorrectly described waste could face two years in jail or an unlimited fine in the UK

One UK recycling company is said to have exported more than 50,000 metric tonnes of plastic waste to Malaysia over the past two years