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Financial Firms Call For Ambitious Action On Plastic Pollution

A group of 160 financial companies has urged governments to agree a treaty to end plastic pollution that would help spur private sector action, ahead of th...

Consumer Goods Brands Need To Prove Action On Packaging Reduction: LRQA

The onus is on consumer goods brands to prove that they are taking actions in reducing packaging, particularly following the introduction of new EU rules o...

EU Weighs Up Tighter Waste Rules To Limit Countries Shipping Rubbish Overseas

The European Commission has proposed a revamp of EU rules on waste shipments to make it harder for member states to offload their trash into poorer countri...

Iceland Foods Commits To Being UK's First Plastic Neutral Supermarket

Iceland Foods has announced plans to be the first British supermarket group to become plastic neutral, offsetting its remaining plastic footprint by recove...

Cease Funding Fossil Fuel-Based Plastics And A Real Difference Can Be Made: Analysis

If high-level investors ceased backing the production of fossil-fuel plastics, the plastic pollution crisis around the world could be resolved, according t...

Consumers 'Confused' About Plastics Recycling, Hold Brands Responsible: Study

A lack of cohesion and infrastructure in the plastics recycling industry is leading to consumer confusion, with many holding brands and retailers responsib...

China Moves To Phase Out Single-Use Plastics

China is stepping up restrictions on the production, sale and use of single-use plastic products, the state planner said on Sunday, as it seeks to tackle o...

Kaufland Reduces Plastic On Meat Packaging

Discounter Kaufland has introduced new packaging for its self-service mince meat, which uses 70% less plastic than before. Instead of plastic, Kaufland...